franking

Pluralfrankings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of frank. Use it after is or was, or for the act itself.

   Dad is franking the letters with the office machine.

   Franking all the party invitations took most of the morning.

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A stamp, printed mark, or label on a letter or package that lets the mail service carry it.

   The franking in the corner of the envelope was too faint to read.

   My uncle collects old envelopes with unusual frankings.

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3. 3
   nounAustraliauncountable

   A tax system that credits shareholders with some or all of the tax their company paid, cutting their own tax.

   Thanks to franking, her bank shares give her a tax credit every year.

   The government wants to change the rules on franking credits.

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