noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced. countable
2. 2
   device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced. wordnet
3. 3
   A corporate tax system in which some or all of the tax paid by a company may be attributed, or imputed, to the shareholders by way of a tax credit to reduce the income tax payable on a distribution. Australia, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of frank form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

frankpostage meter

Related phrases

franking machineincome taxpostage stamp

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