postdate

[ pohst-deyt, pohst- ]
/ poʊstˈdeɪt, ˈpoʊst- /

verb (used with object), post·dat·ed, post·dat·ing.

to date (a check, invoice, letter, document) with a date later than the actual date.
to follow in time: His recognition as an artist postdated his death.

Origin of postdate

First recorded in 1615–25; post- + date1

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH postdate

antedate predate postdate

Example sentences from the Web for postdate

British Dictionary definitions for postdate

postdate
/ (pəʊstˈdeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to write a future date on (a document), as on a cheque to prevent it being paid until then
to assign a date to (an event, period, etc) that is later than its previously assigned date of occurrence
to be or occur at a later date than