franking machinen.

Brit.

/ˈfraŋkɪŋ məˌʃiːn/, U.S.

/ˈfræŋkɪŋ məˌʃin/

Etymology: < franking n. and adj. at frank v.² Derivatives + machine n.

An officially authorized machine, introduced by the British Post Office in 1922, used by large concerns for ‘stamping’ letters, etc., with a sign (in lieu of an affixed postage stamp); it simultaneously records the cost of postage (this being periodically checked and collected by the Post Office).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > postal services > payment for postage > [noun] > franking mark in lieu of stamp > instrument for

postage meter1914

franker1925

franking machine1927

1927 Times 22 Feb. 10/4 Remembering to have read of a franking machine called a postage meter being recently issued to the public, I wrote to the P.M.G.

1961 Lebende Sprachen 6 70/1 Postage meter machine (B[ritish] E[nglish]: franking machine).

Derivatives

franking stamp n.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > postal services > payment for postage > [noun] > franking mark in lieu of stamp

frank1923

franking stamp1929

1929 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 311/1 Another method of avoiding the use of postage stamps is the employment of postal franking machines, which are now licensed by the post office. These machines impress the correspondence with a red franking stamp which is accepted as the equivalent of a postage stamp.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	franking machine
释义	franking machinen. Brit. /ˈfraŋkɪŋ məˌʃiːn/, U.S. /ˈfræŋkɪŋ məˌʃin/ Etymology: < franking n. and adj. at frank v.² Derivatives + machine n. An officially authorized machine, introduced by the British Post Office in 1922, used by large concerns for ‘stamping’ letters, etc., with a sign (in lieu of an affixed postage stamp); it simultaneously records the cost of postage (this being periodically checked and collected by the Post Office). ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > payment for postage > [noun] > franking mark in lieu of stamp > instrument for postage meter1914 franker1925 franking machine1927 1927 Times 22 Feb. 10/4 Remembering to have read of a franking machine called a postage meter being recently issued to the public, I wrote to the P.M.G. 1961 Lebende Sprachen 6 70/1 Postage meter machine (B[ritish] E[nglish]: franking machine). Derivatives franking stamp n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > payment for postage > [noun] > franking mark in lieu of stamp frank1923 franking stamp1929 1929 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 311/1 Another method of avoiding the use of postage stamps is the employment of postal franking machines, which are now licensed by the post office. These machines impress the correspondence with a red franking stamp which is accepted as the equivalent of a postage stamp. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1927
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