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overfranked

overfranked is the simple past and past participle of overfrank.

Meaning of overfrank

Verb

overfrank (third-person singular simple present overfranks, present participle overfranking, simple past and past participle overfranked)

  1. To pay excessive franking credits.
    • Conversely, a company should only frank dividends to the extent available as it may be liable to franking deficit tax if it overfranks its dividends.2003, Lyndal Taylor, Small Business and Tax
  2. To apply stamps with a higher value than the postage required to a letter.
    • Why would the UNPA overfrank a piece of mail?2001, The American Philatelist, volume 115, page 390

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Questions about overfranked

What is overfranked the simple past and past participle of?
Overfranked is the simple past and past participle of overfrank.

Words near overfranked in the dictionary

  1. overfragmented
  2. overfragrant
  3. overfrail
  4. overfranchised
  5. overfrank
  6. overfranked
  7. overfranking
  8. overfrankness
  9. overfranks
  10. overfraught
  11. overfree

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