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postmarked

/ˈpoʊstmɑːrkt/ /ˈpoʊs(t)mɑɹkt/

Meanings
verb
To apply a postmark on.

Examples :

"The postal worker postmarked the envelope before putting it in the outgoing mail. "
stationery communication writing

Related Words

Illustration postmark

postmark noun

/ˈpoʊstˌmɑːrk/ /ˈpoʊsˌmɑːrk/

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

"The postmark on the letter showed it was mailed from Chicago on October 26th. "

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postal adjective

[ˈpəʊstl̩] [ˈpoʊstl̩]

Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.

"for all your postal needs"

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration putting

putting verb

[ˈpʰʊɾɪŋ] /ˈpʌtɪŋ/

To place something somewhere.

"She put her books on the table."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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mail noun

/meɪ̯l/

A bag or wallet.

"My grandfather carried all his important papers in his worn leather mail. "

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on verb

/ɒn/ /ɔn/

To switch on

"Can you on the light?"

Illustration envelope

envelope noun

/ˈɒn.və.ləʊp/ /ˈɑn.vəˌloʊp/ /ɛnˈvɛləp/

A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.

"My sister put the letter in an envelope and took it to the mailbox. "

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apply verb

/əˈplaɪ/ /ˈæp(ə)li/

To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)

"to apply cream to a rash"

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before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

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outgoing verb

/ˈaʊtˌɡoʊɪŋ/ /ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ/

To go out, to set forth.

"The tide is outgoing, revealing more of the beach. "

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worker noun

/ˈwɜː.kə/ /ˈwɝ.kɚ/

A person who performs labor for a living, especially manual labor.

"The construction worker built a new house. "