postage meter

American

noun

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

postage meter British

noun

Also called: postal meter. a postal franking machine

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Etymology

Origin of postage meter

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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His father worked in sales at Pitney Bowes, the postage meter company.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2019

In the 1940s she took a job at Pitney-Bowes, at the time a postage meter company and a landmark Stamford employer.

From Washington Times • May 2, 2019

Bowes teamed with Inventor Arthur H. Pitney to develop the first crude postage meter.

From Time Magazine Archive

Our postage meter didn't show up in time either�so all the envelopes likewise had to be sealed and stamped by hand.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week they presented their slickest postage meter to date, the "Mailomat."

From Time Magazine Archive

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