A machine used to stamp an official mark on a letter or parcel to indicate that postage has been paid or does not need to be paid.
check that the date on the franking machine is correct
Example sentencesExamples
- Mr Crossley suggests businesses use other Royal Mail services, such as franking machines or pre-printed mail contracts.
- Where a franking machine requires manual adjustments to change the date, staff should ensure that this is done each morning before the machine is used.
- Is there any company out there who would run some appeal letters through their franking machines?
- Customers who wish to use their franking machine to add the return address should consult their machine supplier.
- Certain franking machine suppliers provide specially marked envelopes for mail that has been received late.
- French law had discriminated against imported postal franking machines.
- Unbeknown to me, Jonathan swiped my franking machine to send out magazines.
- The franking machine must never be used for the posting of any personal mail; its key should always be locked away.
- Big businesses have mailrooms that deal with couriers and have franking machines.
- Never use the office franking machine for your personal correspondence.