postdated

post·date

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pohst-deyt, pohst-]
- /poʊstˈdeɪt, ˈpoʊst-/
- /ˌpəʊstˈdeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pohst-deyt, pohst-]
- /poʊstˈdeɪt, ˈpoʊst-/

Definitions of postdated word

verb with object postdated to date (a check, invoice, letter, document) with a date later than the actual date. 1
verb with object postdated to follow in time: His recognition as an artist postdated his death. 1
adjective postdated On a postdated check, the date is a later one than the date when the check was actually written. You write a postdated check to allow a period of time before the money is taken from your account. 0
adjective postdated (of a cheque) showing a date later than that when the cheque was actually written 0

See all 4 definitions of postdated

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Origin of postdated

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

First recorded in 1615-25; post- + date1

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Parts of speech for Postdated

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Postdated

postdated popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

postdated usage trend in Literature

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