"letter balance" meaning in All languages combined

See letter balance on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: letter balances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} letter balance (plural letter balances)
  1. A pair of scales for weighing a letter to determine the cost of postage.
    Sense id: en-letter_balance-en-noun-c45gaDna Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "A pair of scales for weighing a letter to determine the cost of postage."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "scales",
          "scales"
        ],
        [
          "weigh",
          "weigh"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "cost",
          "cost"
        ],
        [
          "postage",
          "postage"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "letter balance"
}

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    }
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A pair of scales for weighing a letter to determine the cost of postage."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scales",
          "scales"
        ],
        [
          "weigh",
          "weigh"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "cost",
          "cost"
        ],
        [
          "postage",
          "postage"
        ]
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    }
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