postdate.
To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time.
Meaning & usage
To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time.
To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date.
no postdated checks [sign in a retail store]
to postdate a contract, that is, to date it later than the time when it was in fact made
To affix a date to after the event.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English date English postdate From post- + date.
Postdated; made or done after the date assigned.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English date English postdate From post- + date.
A date on a document later than the real date on which it was written.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English date English postdate From post- + date.
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