metered mail

American  

noun

1. mail on which the postage is printed directly on an envelope or label by a machine licensed by the postal service.

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metered mail British  

noun

1. mail franked privately, under licence, with a machine bearing special markings ( meter marks )

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Etymology

Origin of metered mail

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The new rates also include increases in the prices of one-ounce metered mail, to 60 cents from 57 cents, and domestic postcards, to 48 cents from 44 cents.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023

Prices for metered mail will rise from 53 cents to 57 cents for the first ounce.

From Washington Times • Apr. 7, 2022

Postal Service doesn’t usually put postmarks on that kind of metered mail, and while its policy is to to add the postmark to mailed ballots, it admits it failed to do so on some envelopes.

From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2020