franking machine
noun[C]
COMMUNICATIONSukusamachinethatprintsamarkonstampsso that they cannot be used again, or thatprintsamarkonenvelopesorpackagesto show that thecostofsendingthem has beenpaid
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franking machine
For franked mail, a dedicatedfrankingmachineis used.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Two postage stamps had been laboriously stuck on every envelope instead of passing them through afrankingmachine.
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I am not aware of any coin-operated stamping orfrankingmachinewhich is not open to serious disadvantages.
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This postmark is not one of mine but one from a privatefrankingmachine.
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By all means let us have a more secure system, but we might as well get rid of thefrankingmachineright now.
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If they did, it does not seem to be a much further step to steal thefrankingmachine.
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Then, again, there is thefrankingmachineused so extensively in business.
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However, wherefrankingmachineusers need to hand in their mail after the counter is closed, head postmasters have been instructed to do their best to meet them.
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What we are doing here is granting the right to pay this duty in the most convenient and least costly way, namely, by afrankingmachine.
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A mechanical mistake occurred in the operation of a postage meterfrankingmachineby a firm; the letters referred to were franked and posted by a private firm.
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