| 单词 | franked |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfranked ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of pigs > [adjective] > fattened in enclosure franked1466 frank-fed?1545 stall-feda1555 the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > feeding animals > [adjective] > fed > fattened franked1466 masteda1500 frank-fed?1545 battled1600 battened1791 long-fed1901 1466 Paston Lett. No. 549 II. 268 xxvii. frankyd gees, vis. viiid. 1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 152 They set before hir..franked Fesant. 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xvii. 171 Fat goats enough they sacrifice, And franked Swine. franked franked adj. (spec. franked income; see quot. 1965). ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > payment for postage > [adjective] > franking to secure exemption > franked franked1758 society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > [noun] > income of a company cash flow1954 franked income1955 billing1958 1758 J. Blake Plan Marine Syst. 9 The Pay-office shall transmit..a franked order for payment. 1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation ii. viii. 311 Franked letters were in most instances addressed to those who could best afford to pay the expense of postage. 1927 Times 25 Feb. 10/6 The posting of franked letters at a date subsequent to that marked on the envelope is a violation of the terms of the licence. 1928 M. Rittenberg Mail-order made Easy xiv. 179 Franked or metered mail is accepted under certain conditions. 1955 Times 2 July 9/7 Profits tax absorbed £6,000 less, mainly because the proportion of franked income was greater this year. 1965 J. L. Hanson Dict. Econ. 188/1 Franked income, a term used of a company which derives income from the profits of another company which have been subjected already to profits tax. Such income is said to be ‘franked’ and so is not liable to profits tax a second time. < as lemmas |
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