adjective
- marked with an official signature or stamp to indicate free postage
Usage: postal
verb
- past tense of frank; to mark mail with an official signature or stamp for free postage
Usage: postal
Examples
- The senator’s letter was franked with his official signature.
- All government correspondence is franked before mailing.
- She franked the envelope using her congressional privilege.
- The franked mail went through without requiring postage.
- Military personnel can send franked letters to their families.
- The official franked the documents for immediate delivery.