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✍️ To write a future date ⏩ To happen later 📅 To set a later date
to postdate

to postdate

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To write a later date on a document
  • verb
  • /ˈpoʊstˌdeɪt/
translation icon : fechar en una fecha posterior
  • You can postdate your payment so that it will not be processed until after the holidays.
  • postdate the check

Examples

  • Most states have a process called an effective delayed date, which is similar to postdating a check.

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  • She decided to postdate the check to ensure it wouldn't be cashed until next month.

  • He postdated his contract to reflect a start date of January 1st, even though he signed it in December.

Surface Forms

postdate infinitive
postdated past
postdated past participle
postdating present participle
postdates third person singular

Morphology

postdate = date (transparent) = post + date

Writing a later date on a document is a clear, literal application of 'post-' (after) + 'date'.

Etymology

The word postdate comes from the prefix post- meaning 'after' and the word date meaning 'day' or 'time'. So, to postdate a check or contract is to write a later day on it, making it appear to take effect after that day.