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Franking machine

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In office & administration, franking machine means: A machine that prints a paid-postage mark on envelopes or postal labels.

In Turkish: posta ücretlendirme makinesi

How it is used

Used in mailrooms processing business post; postage meter is a common alternative name, especially in American English.

Example sentences

  1. The franking machine printed the postage amount directly onto each envelope.

    The paid-postage mark replaces an adhesive stamp in this mailing.

  2. We need to add credit to the franking machine before processing the afternoon mail.

    The office needs enough prepaid credit to mark the outgoing items.

Common collocations

  • use a franking machine
  • franking machine credit
  • franking machine label
  • mailroomThe office area where incoming and outgoing mail and parcels are received, sorted, prepared, and distributed.
  • outgoing mailLetters or packages that an office is sending out, usually collected for posting or courier pickup.

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