Pronunciation: /poʊst.deɪt/
noun a date that is later than the actual date
A1 The postdate on the check is next week.
A2 Please make sure the postdate is clearly visible on the envelope.
B1 The postdate of the contract is set for next month.
B2 The postdate of the letter indicates it was sent last Friday.
C1 The postdate of the email is crucial for tracking its delivery.
C2 The postdate of the document must be accurate for legal purposes.
verb to assign a date that is later than the actual date
A1 I postdate my rent check for the first of the month.
A2 She decided to postdate the letter to make it look like it was sent earlier.
B1 The contract was postdated to ensure compliance with new regulations.
B2 The historian discovered that the document had been postdated by several years.
C1 The artist's work was postdated to the 19th century, but it was actually a modern forgery.
C2 The museum curator suspected that the painting had been postdated to increase its value.
formal The document was postdated to ensure it would not be processed before a certain date.
informal I postdated the check so it wouldn't be cashed until after my payday.
slang I told my friend to postdate the message so it looks like she sent it earlier.
figurative Her actions seemed to postdate her true feelings, creating a sense of confusion.
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