postdating
|post-dat-ing|
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/ˌpoʊstˈdeɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˌpəʊstˈdeɪt/
(postdate)
date after
Etymology
'postdate' originates from Latin, specifically the prefix 'post-' from Latin 'post' meaning 'after' combined with 'date' (from Latin 'datum' via Old French/Latin usage) meaning 'given time or day'.
'postdate' formed in modern English by combining the prefix 'post-' + the noun 'date'; the verb sense 'to put a later date on' developed in the 19th century and produced forms such as 'postdating' and 'postdated'.
Initially it meant 'to set or mark a date after the actual one on a document', and that core meaning has been retained in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the act or practice of putting a later date on something than the true date; a later dating of a document.
The postdating of invoices caused confusion in accounting.
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Verb 1
to put a date on (a document, check, etc.) that is later than the actual date; to assign a later date.
They are postdating the checks to next month to delay payment.
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