postdated
past simple and past participle ofpostdate
postdate
verb[T]
uk/ˌpəʊstˈdeɪt//ˈpəʊst.deɪt/us/ˌpoʊstˈdeɪt/postdateverb[T](HAPPEN AFTER)
tohappenorexistafter something:
Mostmanuscriptspostdate thestoriesthat havecirculatedby word ofmouthforcenturies.
Compare
backdate
predate
Occurring and happening
- afoot
- asynchronous
- attendant
- be at workidiom
- become
- eventuate
- fall
- fall into placeidiom
- follow on
- go hand in hand withsomethingidiom
- go off
- go on
- pass
- result
- resynchronize
- roll
- roll around
- shake out
- succeed
- supervene
postdateverb[T](WRITE DATE)
to write adateon adocument, such as achequeorletter, that islaterthan thedateon which you are writing it, usually to get someadvantage:
Luckily, sheletme postdate thechequeuntil the end of themonthwhen I getpaid.
Early
- ahead
- ahead of
- be up with the larkidiom
- belatedly
- better
- better late than neveridiom
- early bird
- first
- get ahead ofyourselfidiom
- good
- ill-timed
- in good timeidiom
- postdate
- premature
- prematurely
- prepone
- pumpkin
- short
- the early bird catches the wormidiom
Examplesofpostdated
postdated
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Rather, haematite precipitationpostdatedthe dolomite and took advantage of the dolomite crystal fabric.
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The arrangement here seems based on the notion that script and scripture are inextricably linked and that the sacred texts necessarilypostdatedthe invention of writing.
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This was a classicpostdatedcheque drawn on somebody else's bank account.
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First, it must not be apostdatedcheque.
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At the opening of the talks we are likely to be issued with apostdatedcheque, which we fully expect to be dishonoured.
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The tax can now be paid in half-yearly payments, not ante-dated payments butpostdatedpayments.
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What this really amounts to is that we are paying these people with apostdatedcheque, and a cheque which is dated very far ahead indeed.
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That announcementpostdatedthe company's refinancing.
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Postdatedchecks, however, are not considered payment when delivered.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During the restoration, the project demolished 720 buildings thatpostdated1790, many of which dated from the 19th century.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The borrower writes apostdatedcheque to the lender in the full amount of the loan plus fees.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is common for the terms and conditions of chequing accounts to state thatpostdatedcheques should not be written and will be dishonoured if detected.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In some instances apostdatedcheque may be retained by the bank and paid on the due date if that date is only a few days away.
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