Definition of postage meter
: a machine that prints postal indicia on pieces of mail, records the amount of postage, and subtracts it from a total paid amount for which the machine has been set
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Recent Examples on the Web His father worked in sales at Pitney Bowes, the postage meter company.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Christopher Rouse, expressionistic composer who won Pulitzer Prize, dies at 70 - The Boston Globe," 28 Sep. 2019 His father worked in sales at Pitney Bowes, the postage meter company.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Christopher Rouse, expressionistic composer who won Pulitzer Prize, dies at 70 - The Boston Globe," 28 Sep. 2019 His father worked in sales at Pitney Bowes, the postage meter company.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Christopher Rouse, expressionistic composer who won Pulitzer Prize, dies at 70 - The Boston Globe," 28 Sep. 2019 His father worked in sales at Pitney Bowes, the postage meter company.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Christopher Rouse, expressionistic composer who won Pulitzer Prize, dies at 70 - The Boston Globe," 28 Sep. 2019 His father worked in sales at Pitney Bowes, the postage meter company.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Christopher Rouse, expressionistic composer who won Pulitzer Prize, dies at 70 - The Boston Globe," 28 Sep. 2019 His father worked in sales at Pitney Bowes, the postage meter company.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Christopher Rouse, expressionistic composer who won Pulitzer Prize, dies at 70 - The Boston Globe," 28 Sep. 2019 His father worked in sales at Pitney Bowes, the postage meter company.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Christopher Rouse, expressionistic composer who won Pulitzer Prize, dies at 70 - The Boston Globe," 28 Sep. 2019 His father worked in sales at Pitney Bowes, the postage meter company.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Christopher Rouse, expressionistic composer who won Pulitzer Prize, dies at 70 - The Boston Globe," 28 Sep. 2019
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