franking machine

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   a machine that automatically stamps letters or packages passing through it and computes the total charge

   Broadermachine

Questions about franking machine

What does franking machine mean?

franking machine means "a machine that automatically stamps letters or packages passing through it and computes the total charge".

Is franking machine a common word?

franking machine is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.