postdate

• Verbo que significa asignar a un documento, cheque o evento una fecha posterior a la real en que fue escrito o sucedió, de modo que no sea válido o efectivo hasta esa fecha futura; también puede referirse a posponer o programar algo para una fecha más tardía. Se usa frecuentemente en contextos financieros, legales o administrativos.

A verb meaning to assign a date later than the actual date of writing or occurrence, often used in financial or legal contexts.

1. Occur later in timeC1formal

   To happen or exist after a particular date or event.

   Ocurrir después en el tiempo

   • The discovery of the new continent postdates the earlier maps by several decades.
   • This manuscript postdates the original text by at least a century.
   • The invention of the printing press postdates the invention of paper.

   Sinónimoscome afterensuefollowsucceed

   Antónimosantedateprecedepredate

2. Assign a later dateB2formal

   To mark a document, check, or event with a date that is later than the actual date.

   Fechar con fecha posterior

   • The tenant asked the landlord to postdate the rent check by a week.
   • The contract was postdated to take effect next month.
   • He postdated the letter so it would appear to have been written after the event.

   Antónimosantedatebackdatepredate