POSTDATE Definition & Meaning

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postdate

[ pohst-deyt, pohst- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

postdated, postdating.

to date (a check, invoice, letter, document) with a date later than the actual date.
to follow in time:
His recognition as an artist postdated his death.

postdate

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verb

to write a future date on (a document), as on a cheque to prevent it being paid until then
to assign a date to (an event, period, etc) that is later than its previously assigned date of occurrence
to be or occur at a later date than

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of postdate¹

First recorded in 1615–25; post- + date ¹

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Most fossils from the Frankincense family have, up until now, been recovered from rocks that postdate the asteroid impact.

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If you attempt to postdate a check without funds in your account, you will be held liable for the amount owed and could possibly pay fines and be put in jail.

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On appeal, Holmes plans to challenge several of the judge's rulings, including his allowance of evidence about Theranos' test accuracy that postdated her statements to investors.

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Several lawmakers who submitted letters calling for a vote asked Mr. Brady that they be postdated so they would not be seen as interfering with the jubilee.

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And it argues its case by examining 38 other ostensibly liberatory images of Black subjects that predate and postdate this one.

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