postdated

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postdated

/ˌpəʊstˈdeɪtɪd/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪtɪd

adjective

That has occurred after an event or time; that exists later on in time.
Assigned an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date.
Of a contract, dated later than the time when it was in fact made.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of postdate

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@misc{postdated_2026,
  title = {postdated},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/postdated},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}