Franking

Okay kiddo, so have you ever sent a letter to someone in the mail? Do you remember putting a stamp on it? That's to show that you paid for it to be mailed, right?

Well, when important people or companies send letters, they don't always have to pay for them to be mailed. That's because they have something called a "franking privilege." Franking means that they get to put a special mark on the envelope instead of a stamp, and that shows the post office that they don't need to pay for it.

This franking privilege is usually given to people like politicians or government officials because they send a lot of mail for official business. It helps them save money on mailing costs. But it's important to remember that not just anyone can use franking - you have to be authorized by the government or another organization to do so.

So that's what franking is all about, kiddo. It's like a special way for important people to send mail without having to pay for postage like the rest of us.