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/pˌoʊstdˈeɪt/ Listen

verb

Postdate v. t. (past & past part. postdated; pres. part. postdating)

To date after the real time; as, 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.

noun

Postdate n. A date put to a bill of exchange or other paper, later than that when it was actually made.

adjective

Postdate adj. Made or done after the date assigned. "Of these (predictions) some were postdate; cunningly made after the thing came to pass."

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Etymology of 'Postdate'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Postdate" Quotes from Famous Books

... got that letter?" "Very likely," he replied, "as he seldom destroyed business papers of any kind." "A search was instituted, and finally this letter," said Mr. Flint, "worth an earl's coronet, torn and dirty as it is, turned up." This invaluable document, which bore the London postdate of June 23, 1832, ran ...

— The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney • Samuel Warren

... you! they wouldnt cash it: I'm overdrawn as it is. No: the way to work it is this. I'll postdate the cheque next October. In October Jennifer's dividends come in. Well, you present the cheque. It will be returned marked "refer to drawer" or some rubbish of that sort. Then you can take it to Jennifer, and hint that if the cheque ...

— The Doctor's Dilemma • George Bernard Shaw