inst
8.6
A short form in letters that shows a date in this month
- adjective
- Archaic
:
del presente mes
- Please reply to my email of the 12th inst at your earliest convenience.
Examples
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I received your payment on the 5th inst, as mentioned in your letter.
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The meeting scheduled for the 18th inst has been postponed.
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Please submit your report by the end of the month, as stated in the letter dated inst.
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The meeting is scheduled for inst.
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I received your payment on the 5th inst, as mentioned in your letter.
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Please reply to my email of the 12th inst at your earliest convenience.
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The meeting scheduled for the 18th inst has been postponed.
Synonyms
4
9.9
Used after a day to show the date is in the current month in old letters
is a modern abbreviation used in formal correspondence for the present month
Surface Forms
inst positive
Etymology
The abbreviation inst comes from the Latin root instans, which means 'present' or 'this' and is the same root as the English word instant. So in formal letters inst means a date 'in the present month'.