franked

franked
frank frank (fr[a^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {franked} (fr[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {franking}.] 1. To send by public conveyance free of expense. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]

2. To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc. [1913 Webster]


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  • franked — /fræŋkt/ (say frangkt) adjective 1. (of a dividend) registered as having had tax paid at the corporate rate. 2. fully franked, with tax paid at the corporate rate on the entire sum. 3. partly franked, with tax paid at the corporate rate on some… …  

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  • franked investment income — is dividends received from a UK company. It does not matter whether the dividend is a preference or ordinary dividend. For a corporate investor, franked investment income is free of any further corporation tax, on the basis that the company… …   Financial and business terms

  • franked mail — Official mail sent without postage prepayment by members and members elect of Congress, the Vice President, and other authorized individuals. Mail must relate to the mailer s official business, activities, and duties. The mailpiece bears a… …   Glossary of postal terms

  • Franked Income — After tax investment income that is distributed by one U.K. company to another. This income is often distributed in the form of dividends. The idea behind franked income is to prevent double taxation. If Company A receives a franked dividend from …   Investment dictionary

  • Franked Dividend — An arrangement in Australia that eliminates the double taxation of dividends. Dividends are dispersed with tax imputations attached to them. The shareholder is able to reduce the tax paid on the dividend by an amount equal to the tax imputation… …   Investment dictionary

  • Franked Investment Income — Income that is received as a tax free distribution by one company in the U.K. from another. This income is typically tax free to the receiving firm and is usually distributed in the form of a dividend. Franked investment income was introduced in… …   Investment dictionary

  • franked investment income — FII Formerly, dividends and other distributions from UK companies received by other companies. The principle of the imputation system of taxation was that once one company had paid corporation tax, any dividends it paid could pass through any… …   Accounting dictionary

  • franked investment income — A concept formerly used in the imputation system of taxation that was discontinued when advance corporation tax was abolished in 1999. Dividends and distributions from UK companies received by other companies were regarded as franked , i. e.… …   Big dictionary of business and management

  • franked — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary verb, the acting of applying metered postage, using a franking machine …   English dialects glossary

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