postdate

[US]/ˌpəʊstˈdeɪt/

[UK]/ˌpostˈdet/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. assign a later date to; put a later date on
n. a date that comes after the original date; a postponed date

postdated check

postdating a letter

postdate one's day of birth

The check is postdated for next week.

She asked the bank to postdate the transaction.

The contract was postdated to allow for more time to gather funds.

He decided to postdate the letter to make it appear more recent.

The postdated invoice caused confusion for the accounting department.

She always makes sure to postdate her journal entries.

The professor allowed students to postdate their assignments in case of emergencies.

The company policy does not permit postdating of expense reports.

He tried to postdate the event in his memory to make sense of the timeline.

Postdating the contract helped them avoid legal complications.

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