POST-DATE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of post-date in English post-dateverb [ T ] (also postdate) uk us Add to word list Add to word list to write a date on a document, especially a cheque, that is later than the date on which you are writing it: If you cannot trust the salesman to wait until the date on a cheque before presenting it, then post-dating it is pointless. We always pay our credit card bill by post-dated cheque for encashment on the due date. a postdated letter of resignation UK to make something such as a payment become effective at a later date: be post-dated The company has a lot of orders that were postdated until January to happen or exist after something: The new terms and conditions, which postdate the time you used your card, state that if you make a charge in a currency other than sterling, that charge will be converted into sterling. Compare backdate (Definition of post-date from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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post-date Several observations of deformation structures at the grain-scale post-date the deformation bands. From the Cambridge English Corpus Thus, the differential rock uplift that led to dismemberment of the partial annealing zone must post-date this cooling event. From the Cambridge English Corpus Patients with dermatomyositis have a four-fold increased risk of malignancy which may precede or post-date the onset of myositis. From the Cambridge English Corpus These measurements will give conservative (minimum) measures of colonisation and growth rates, as the date at which colonisation began is unknown but must post-date the s tructure itself. From the Cambridge English Corpus This might result from the fact that these families are composed of multiple subfamilies, some of which pre-date the split of the murine and primate lineages while others post-date it. From the Cambridge English Corpus Indeed, most buildings that adjoin the railway post-date its construction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This house is believed to post-date the eastern house due to its smaller size and use of bead board for interior finishes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Most explanations post-date the first publication of the rhyme and have no corroborating evidence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Despite this, some writers have given etymological explanations which post-date 1163. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is unknown exactly when these frescoes were begun but it is generally presumed they post-date 1348. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These structures by no means appear in all henges and often considerably post-date the henges. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is organized around 34 family plots, only two of which post-date 1934. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The events upon which the play is based occurred in 1610, so that the drama must post-date that year. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This explanation would account for the absence of the allies and the ship as these post-date the original practice of the sacrificial rite. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In some instances however, the information post-dates that information. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of post-date?

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