postage meter

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noun

an office machine used in bulk mailing that imprints prepaid postage and a dated postmark.

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Origin of postage meter

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby postage meter

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How to use postage meter in a sentence

The concentration of PM2.5, the smallest particulate matter, is at 153 micrograms per cubic meter.
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You can only see from above about a meter below the surface.
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The government of Colombia decided to loan the 28,000 square meter fixer-upper to a fraternity of hermetic Benedictine monks.
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“Honoring predator Harvey Milk on a U.S. postage stamp is disturbing to say the least,” reads the press release.
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On one recent night, with only a brief break between, she had two five-hour private sessions—the meter running by the minute.
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At that time, the postage on letters from that region was very high, sometimes as much as fifty or sixty cents, or even a dollar.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
The stamps, in remote districts, would frequently require more in postage to obtain than the value of the tax.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
The contract becomes complete when the policy is put in the mail, postage prepaid, for delivery in due course to the insured.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
On the upper right hand corner of your envelope, put your postage-stamp.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
If the enquiry refers to matters interesting only to yourself, enclose a postage-stamp for the reply.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley

British Dictionary definitions for postage meter

postage meter

noun

mainly US and Canadian a postal franking machineAlso called: postal meter

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