frank
verb/fræŋk/
/fræŋk/
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they frank | /fræŋk/ /fræŋk/ |
| he / she / it franks | /fræŋks/ /fræŋks/ |
| past simple franked | /fræŋkt/ /fræŋkt/ |
| past participle franked | /fræŋkt/ /fræŋkt/ |
| -ing form franking | /ˈfræŋkɪŋ/ /ˈfræŋkɪŋ/ |
- frank something to stamp a mark on an envelope, etc. to show that the cost of posting it has been paid or does not need to be paidWord Originverb early 18th cent.: from the adjective frank, an early sense being ‘free of obligation’.
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