franking machine

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ˈfranking maˌchine noun [countable] British English  TCMa machine used by businesses that puts a mark on letters and packages to show that postage has been paid 〔在信封上盖戳记表示邮资已付的〕邮资机 SYN American English postage meter → frank

Examples from the Corpus

franking machine• Describe the purpose and use of a franking machine. 5.• A control card showing the readings of the meter of the franking machine must also be tendered to the post office.From Longman Business Dictionaryfranking machineˈfranking maˌchine British EnglishOFFICE a machine that prints a special sign on envelopes to show that the cost of sending them by mail has been paidSYN cancellation machine American English → machine

ˈfranking maˌchine nounChineseSyllable  

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franking machine
ˈfranking maˌchine noun [countable] British English
a machine used by businesses that puts a mark on letters and packages to show that postage has been paid
   SYN  postage meter American English ⇨ frank

franking machineBrE /ˈfræŋkɪŋ məʃiːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfræŋkɪŋ məʃiːn/ 🔊 (especially BrE) (NAmE usually ˈpostage meter) nouna machine that prints an official mark on a letter to show that the cost of posting it has been paid, or does not need to be paid 邮资机（加盖邮资已付印记）