postmark

noun, verb — 2 senses

postmark

noun

US /ˈpoʊstˌmɑɹk/

Etymology Compound of post + mark.

1

A marking made by a postal service on a delivery, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, mostly serving to cancel a postage stamp.

  • He looked at the mauve envelope doubtfully, and examined the postmark. "Where is Pudlington, James? and one might almost ask—why is Pudlington? No town has any right to such an offensive name."1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, chapter 1, in Bulldog Drummond:

postmark

verb

Etymology Compound of post + mark.

1

To apply a postmark on.

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