postmarking

ˈpoʊstˌmɑrkɪŋ

Definition

Definition of postmarking - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

mail marking

Rare

related to the marking of mail

Rare

The postmarking process ensures that all letters are dated.
The postmarking machine was malfunctioning.
Postmarking errors can delay delivery.

postmarked

stamped

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Origin of postmarking

English, post (after) + mark (sign)

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French:de marquage postal, ...
German:postgestempelt, ...
Italian:annullamento postale, ...
Spanish:matasellado, ...
Portuguese:marcação postal, ...
Chinese:已盖邮戳的, ...
Japanese:消印処理, ...
Arabic:خَتْمِيّ, ...
Hebrew:קָשׁוּר לְסִימּוּן דּוֹאַר, ...
Russian:маркировка почты, ...
Ukrainian:поштовий штемпельний, ...
Hindi:डाक-चिन्हन, ...
Bengali:ডাকমার্কিং, ...
Catalan:matasellat, ...
Czech:poštovní, ...
Danish:poststempling, ...
Dutch:poststempel, ...
Greek:ταχυδρομική σήμανση, ...
Hungarian:postabélyegzési, ...
Khmer:ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការបោះត្រាប្រៃសណីយ៍លើសំបុត្រ, ...
Korean:우편 소인, ...
Persian:مهر پستی, ...
Polish:znakowanie poczty, ...
Portuguese (BR):carimbo postal, ...
Romanian:marcare poștală, ...
Swedish:poststämpling, ...
Thai:การประทับตราไปรษณีย์, ...
Turkish:posta damgalama, ...
Vietnamese:đóng dấu bưu điện, ...

postmark

ˈpoʊstˌmɑrk

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Definition of postmark - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mail stampofficial mark on a letter indicating the date and place of mailing

The postmark showed it was sent from New York last week.

route mark

TECH.

stamp indicating route or processing details

TECH.

The package bore a complex postmark.

Verb

tr.

mailapply a mark showing mailing date and place

The postal worker will postmark the letter before sending it.

frank

stamp

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official mark on a letter indicating the date and place of mailing

Origin of postmark

English, post (after) + mark (sign)

Examples of postmark in a sentence

She checked the postmark to see when it was sent.
The letter had an unusual postmark.
Collectors sought envelopes with the rare postmark.
Make sure to postmark the package before the deadline.
They forgot to postmark the invitations, causing a delay.

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French:cachet de la poste, oblitérer, ...
German:Poststempel, stempeln, ...
Italian:timbro postale, timbrare, ...
Spanish:matasellos, sellar, ...
Portuguese:carimbo postal, carimbar, ...
Chinese:邮戳, 盖邮戳, ...
Japanese:消印, 消印を押す, ...
Arabic:خَتْم بَرِيدِي, وَضَعَ خَتْم البريد, ...
Hebrew:חוֹתֶמֶת דּוֹאַר, לְהַחְתִּים בְּחוֹתֶמֶת דּוֹאַר, ...
Russian:почтовый штемпель, поставить штемпель, ...
Ukrainian:поштовий штемпель, поставити штемпель, ...
Hindi:डाक मुहर, डाक का निशान लगाना, ...
Bengali:ডাকের ছাপ, ডাকের ছাপ দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:mata-segells, segellar, ...
Czech:poštovní razítko, orazit poštovním razítkem, ...
Danish:poststempel, stemple, ...
Dutch:poststempel, stempelen, ...
Greek:ταχυδρομική σφραγίδα, σφραγίζω, ...
Hungarian:postabélyegző lenyomat, lebélyegezni, ...
Khmer:ត្រាប្រថាប់សំបុត្រ, បោះត្រាប្រៃសណីយ៍, ...
Korean:소인, 소인을 찍다, ...
Persian:مهر پستی, مهر زد, ...
Polish:stempel pocztowy, ostemplować, ...
Portuguese (BR):carimbo postal, carimbar, ...
Romanian:ștampilă poștală, a ștampila, ...
Swedish:poststämpel, stämpla, ...
Thai:ตราประทับไปรษณีย์, ประทับตรา, ...
Turkish:posta damgası, damgalamak, ...
Vietnamese:dấu bưu điện, đóng dấu bưu điện, ...

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