postmark

noun

post·mark | \ˈpōs(t)-ˌmärk

Definition of postmark

(Entry 1 of 2)

: an official postal marking on a piece of mail specifically : a mark showing the post office and date of mailing

postmark

verb

postmarked; postmarking; postmarks

Definition of postmark (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to put a postmark on

Examples of postmark in a Sentence

Verb

The package was postmarked 13 February.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

The postal clerk there even hand-cancels every envelope — protecting the expensive stationary — with a postmark featuring interlocking hearts or doves. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "Why Finicky Brides Are Flocking to This Oregon Post Office," 4 June 2015 Stamps and postmarks on the postcards help date the articles. — Brenda Yenke, cleveland.com, "New location for the Annual Postcard & Paper Show: Yenke Peddler antiques," 26 Apr. 2018 The form must be mailed with a postmark on or before April 17. — Leada Gore, AL.com, "Tax Day 2018: Taxes due today; how to file for an extension," 17 Apr. 2018 Elections officials began posting results with a few hours left for voters to get a postmark on a ballot late Tuesday night. — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "Early results show Berkowitz has big lead in bid for re-election as Anchorage mayor," 4 Apr. 2018 Complaint forms must be given to the Board of Revision by 4:30 p.m. or have a postmark for Monday. — Staff, cleveland.com, "Comment here on cleveland.com court and crime stories for Saturday, March 31, 2018," 31 Mar. 2018 Her column became so popular that hundreds of letters arrived at her home at 6334 Prytania St. every day, bearing postmarks from around the world. — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, "Dorothy Dix, journalism pioneer: 1 of 300," 1 Mar. 2018 Ballots must be delivered by Election Day; postmarks do not count. — Hillary Borrud, OregonLive.com, "Have you mailed your ballot? Portland-area voters face Thursday deadline," 17 Jan. 2018 The first letter had a Memphis, TN, postmark and no return address on the envelope. — Jamie Lisanti, Woman's Day, "Two Poison-Laced Letters Found in Washington, DC," 17 Apr. 2013

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Pennsylvanians can also deliver a paper copy of the form to their county voter registration office or send it by snail mail — just make sure it’s postmarked by Monday. — Patricia Madej, Philly.com, "Voter-registration deadline for Pennsylvania's May primary election is Monday," 13 Apr. 2018 Under California law, ballots postmarked by election day and received within three days must be processed. — Alexei Koseff, sacbee, "More than 2 million California votes left to count in primary election," 7 June 2018 California’s results, however, may not be finalized for days in some cases because the state will count any mail ballots postmarked by Tuesday. — Steve Peoples, BostonGlobe.com, "Democrats looking ahead as 8 states go to polls for primaries," 6 June 2018 John Artnz, the director of the Department of Elections in San Francisco, says a winner might not be known until Friday, which is also the state deadline for counties to receive ballots postmarked by June 5. — NBC News, "Three San Francisco mayoral candidates have chance to make history," 5 June 2018 The registration must be postmarked on or before Aug. 9 to be eligible to vote in Aug. 14 primary. — Courant Community, "Community News For The Windsor Edition," 10 July 2018 Ballots received in county offices three days after an election are now required to be counted, as long as they were postmarked no later than election day. — John Myers, latimes.com, "California's primary election saw higher turnout than recent years, but most voters still skipped it," 10 July 2018 To be counted, absentee ballots must have been postmarked by Tuesday, and those that arrived by July 6 will be counted. — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, "Absentee vote count begins in Baltimore County; three-way executive primary still undecided," 28 June 2018 As long as the ballot was postmarked by Election Day, the vote is valid. — CBS News, "Five quick takeaways from Tuesday's big primaries," 6 June 2018

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postmark

noun

English Language Learners Definition of postmark

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a mark placed over the stamp on a piece of mail that shows when the mail was sent and where it was sent from and that makes it impossible to use the stamp again

postmark

verb

English Language Learners Definition of postmark (Entry 2 of 2)

: to put a postmark on (something)

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postmark

noun

post·mark | \ˈpōst-ˌmärk