Definition
Capable of being franked; able to be marked or processed with an official postal frank or sign of approval.
Etymology
From frank (to mark with an official sign or privilege) with the suffix -able added. In historical postal systems, frank referred to the right to send mail free of charge by marking it with a signature or seal.
Kelly Says
The concept of frankable mail created an elite communication system in the 1600s-1800s—politicians and nobility could send unlimited free mail by writing their name on envelopes, while ordinary people paid per letter. This led to some hilarious situations where politicians filled envelopes with political propaganda to avoid paying postage.
Translations
ARالعربية
قابلة للفرانك
qābilatu li-l-frānk
BNবাংলা
ফ্রান্কএবল
frank-ay-ble
CACatalà
frankable
frank-ah-ble
CSČeština
frankable
frank-ah-ble
DADansk
frankable
frank-ah-ble
DEDeutsch
frankable
frank-ah-bl
ELΕλληνικά
φράγκεν
fra-ng-en
ESEspañol
frankable
frank-ah-ble
FAفارسی
قابل فرانک شدن
qāble-ye frān-k shudan
FISuomi
frankable
frank-ah-ble
FRFrançais
frankable
fʁɑ̃kəbl
GUGU
ફ્રાંકેબલ
fraan-keh-ble
HAHA
frankable
frank-ah-ble
HEעברית
Frankeble
frank-eh-ble
HIहिन्दी
फ्रैंकएबल
frank-ay-ble
HUMagyar
frankable
frank-ah-ble
IDBahasa Indonesia
frankable
frank-ah-ble
IGIG
frankable
frank-ah-ble
ITItaliano
frankable
frank-ah-ble
JA日本語
フランカブル
furan-kaburu
KKKK
франкабельді
frank-a-bel-di
KMKM
ហ្វ្រាន្កាបល
hfra-n-ka-pal
KO한국어
프랑카블
peureu-kan-kabul
MRMR
फ्रॅन्कएबल
frank-ay-ble
MSBahasa Melayu
frankable
frank-ah-ble
MYမြန်မာ
ဖြန်ကယ်ဘယ်
hpyan-kay-ba-y
NLNederlands
frankable
frank-ah-ble
NONorsk
frankable
frank-ah-ble
PAPA
ਫ੍ਰਾਂਕੇਬਲ
frank-ay-ble
PLPolski
frankable
frank-ah-ble
PTPortuguês
frankable
frank-ah-ble
RORomână
frankable
frank-ah-ble
RUРусский
франкабельный
frank-a-bel-nyy
SVSvenska
frankable
frank-ah-ble
SWKiswahili
frankable
frank-ah-ble
TAதமிழ்
ஃப்ரான்கேபிள்
fraan-keh-p-ble
TEతెలుగు
ఫ్రాంకేబుల్
fra-an-keh-bul
THไทย
แฟรนกเกเบิล
fa-ran-k-ke-ble
TLTL
frankable
frank-ah-ble
TRTürkçe
frankable
frank-ah-ble
UKУкраїнська
франкабельний
frank-a-bel-nyy
URاردو
فرانکeable
fran-k-ay-ble
VITiếng Việt
frankable
frank-ah-ble
YOYO
frankable
frank-ah-ble
ZUZU
frankable
frank-ah-ble