verb Download 🔗Share To place a frank on an envelope. Examples : "Before mailing the letter to her grandmother, Sarah franked the envelope. " stationery communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced. Examples : "The office manager checked each outgoing envelope to ensure the franking, either a postage stamp or a meter impression, was correctly applied before sending the mail. " stationery communication service writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A corporate tax system in which some or all of the tax paid by a company may be attributed, or imputed, to the shareholders by way of a tax credit to reduce the income tax payable on a distribution. Examples : "The company's dividend payments included franking, allowing shareholders to reduce their personal income tax burden. " business economy finance system law government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
