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overfranking

overfranking is the present participle and gerund 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 overfranking

What is overfranking the present participle and gerund of?
Overfranking is the present participle and gerund of overfrank.

Words near overfranking in the dictionary

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

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