franking
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈfræŋkɪŋ/
- Formal
:
franqueo
- ♪ I know you're not their franking style ♪
- franking privilege
- franking budget
Examples
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In franking papers, this is very different.
Blog text (12) -
The politician used his franking privilege to send letters to voters without paying postage.
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The franking rules are very specific.
Blog text (7) -
The "franking" privilege, similar to that of Members of Congress, was extended to such Delegates, giving them status similar to Members of Congress.
Academic text (1993) -
In order to obligate funds for a sign, the Franking Commission must sign off on the expenditure.
Blog text (7) -
In the section of the Open House Project report that David All and I co-authored, we focused our attention on the Franking regime that restricts the ability of members of Congress from using their websites as platforms to communicate with their constituents by using the tools available to enable that communication.
Blog text (16) -
With their franking privileges, members of Congress can mail documents at no cost to the taxpayers.
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She affixed the franking mark to the envelope, ensuring it was ready for mailing without additional postage.
Synonyms
12
1.0
A small printed sticker you put on a letter to show you paid to send it
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9.5
An official mark on mail showing postage is paid
A stamp or printed mark on an envelope showing the cost to send it has been paid
A printed mark on mail that shows postage has been paid
Compounds
A stamp or printed mark on an envelope showing the cost to send it has been paid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Franking comes from the old word frank, meaning 'free'. Long ago some people, like government officials, could send letters without paying and they marked them with a 'frank' to show this, so a franking is the mark or stamp that shows a letter has postage paid or can be sent 'free'.