POSTDATE


Meaning of POSTDATE in English

I. (ˈ) ̷ ̷+ noun

Etymology: post- + date (n.)

: a subsequent date ; especially : a date assigned to an event or affixed to a document that is later than its actual date

a postdate on a bill of exchange

II. transitive verb

Etymology: post- + date (v.)

1.

a. : to date (a document) as of a time subsequent to that of execution

postdate a check

b. : to assign (an event) to a date subsequent to that of actual occurrence

postdated her birth

2. : to follow (something) in time

the words postdate the rest of the inscription — R.S.Rogers

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.