postage meter

noun

A machine used to print prepaid labels onto pieces of mail, and to record total postage charges.

Meanings

nounpostage meter (plural postage meters)

plural postage meters

  1. A machine used to print prepaid labels onto pieces of mail, and to record total postage charges.

    Synonyms: franking machine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA machine used to print prepaid labels onto pieces of mail, and to record total postage charges.

Translations

Danish frankeringsmaskine
  • frankeringsmaskinemachine
Finnish postimaksukone, frankeerauskone
  • postimaksukonemachine
  • frankeerauskonemachine
German Frankiermaschine
  • Frankiermaschinemachine
Swedish frankeringsmaskin
  • frankeringsmaskinmachine
Cite this entry
APA

postage meter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postage%20meter

MLA

“postage meter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postage%20meter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postage meter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postage%20meter.

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