Meaning of "overprint" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF OVERPRINT

overprint  [ˌəʊvəˈprɪnt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERPRINT

Overprint is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overprint in English.

WHAT DOES OVERPRINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Overprint

An overprint is an additional layer of text or graphics added to the face of a postage stamp, banknote or postal stationery after it has been printed. Post offices most often use overprints for internal administrative purposes such as accounting but they are also employed in public mail. The most well-recognized varieties are commemorative overprints which are produced for their public appeal and command significant interest in the field of philately.

Definition of overprint in the English dictionary

The definition of overprint in the dictionary is to print on a sheet of paper. Other definition of overprint is additional matter or another colour printed onto a previously printed sheet.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERPRINT

PRESENT

Present

I overprint

you overprint

he/she/it overprints

we overprint

you overprint

they overprint

Present continuous

I am overprinting

you are overprinting

he/she/it is overprinting

we are overprinting

you are overprinting

they are overprinting

Present perfect

I have overprinted

you have overprinted

he/she/it has overprinted

we have overprinted

you have overprinted

they have overprinted

Present perfect continuous

I have been overprinting

you have been overprinting

he/she/it has been overprinting

we have been overprinting

you have been overprinting

they have been overprinting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I overprinted

you overprinted

he/she/it overprinted

we overprinted

you overprinted

they overprinted

Past continuous

I was overprinting

you were overprinting

he/she/it was overprinting

we were overprinting

you were overprinting

they were overprinting

Past perfect

I had overprinted

you had overprinted

he/she/it had overprinted

we had overprinted

you had overprinted

they had overprinted

Past perfect continuous

I had been overprinting

you had been overprinting

he/she/it had been overprinting

we had been overprinting

you had been overprinting

they had been overprinting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will overprint

you will overprint

he/she/it will overprint

we will overprint

you will overprint

they will overprint

Future continuous

I will be overprinting

you will be overprinting

he/she/it will be overprinting

we will be overprinting

you will be overprinting

they will be overprinting

Future perfect

I will have overprinted

you will have overprinted

he/she/it will have overprinted

we will have overprinted

you will have overprinted

they will have overprinted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been overprinting

you will have been overprinting

he/she/it will have been overprinting

we will have been overprinting

you will have been overprinting

they will have been overprinting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would overprint

you would overprint

he/she/it would overprint

we would overprint

you would overprint

they would overprint

Conditional continuous

I would be overprinting

you would be overprinting

he/she/it would be overprinting

we would be overprinting

you would be overprinting

they would be overprinting

Conditional perfect

I would have overprint

you would have overprint

he/she/it would have overprint

we would have overprint

you would have overprint

they would have overprint

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been overprinting

you would have been overprinting

he/she/it would have been overprinting

we would have been overprinting

you would have been overprinting

they would have been overprinting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you overprint
we let´s overprint
you overprint

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to overprint

Past participle

overprinted

Present Participle

overprinting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF OVERPRINT

Find out the translation of overprint to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of overprint from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overprint» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 套印
• Translator English - Spanish: sobreimpresión
• English: overprint
• Translator English - Hindi: overprint
• Translator English - Arabic: الطباعة الفوقية
• Translator English - Russian: надпись
• Translator English - Portuguese: overprint
• Translator English - Bengali: overprint
• Translator English - French: surcharge
• Translator English - Malay: Mencetak
• Translator English - German: Aufdruck
• Translator English - Japanese: 刷り重ね
• Translator English - Korean: 오버 프린트
• Translator English - Javanese: Overprint
• Translator English - Vietnamese: overprint
• Translator English - Tamil: காகிதத்தின் அச்சடித்த பக்கத்திலேயே
• Translator English - Marathi: Overprint
• Translator English - Turkish: fazla basmak
• Translator English - Italian: sovrastampare
• Translator English - Polish: nadruk
• Translator English - Ukrainian: напис
• Translator English - Romanian: supratipar
• Translator English - Greek: επιτύπωση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: opdruk
• Translator English - Swedish: övertryck
• Translator English - Norwegian: overtrykk

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERPRINT»

Discover the use of overprint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overprint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Printing Ink and Overprint Varnish Formulations

These books present about 300 up-to-date printing ink and overprint varnish formulations from manufacturers each.

Ernest W. Flick, 1999

The War Stamps of Mexico: A Brief Study of the Different ...

Overprint inverted d. Double overprint e. Pair; one purple and one green print 60 2c green a. Overprint inverted b. Overprint sideways c. Pair; one without overprint d. Pair; one purple and one green print 61 3c orange brown a. Overprint ...

Ward Linn, 1917

Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Specialized Issues

Overprint: Blue on Austria #17. a. Overprint Type I. b. Overprint Type II. c. Overprint Type III. 2 Kronen ND (1919/21- old date 1.3.1917). Red on gray underprint. Overprint: On Austria #21. a. Overprint Type I. b. Overprint Type II. c. Overprint Type ...

George S. Cuhaj, 2013

2015 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money - Modern Issues: ...

Persian carpet design. Type VIII portrait of Shah Pahlavi at right. Black security thread. Signature 17. Watermark area at leftwithout overprint. Back: Pahlavi Museum at left center. Overprint: Type 1 overprint; Arabesque design over Shah at right ...

George S. Cuhaj, 2014

The Philatelic Gazette

163 5c dark blue (Overprint red) 164 10c chestnut red (Overprint black) 165 25c chocolate (Overprint red) 166 50c light green (Overprint red) 167 IB violet ( Overprint red) Varieties on the "Correos" Type. 168 5c dark blue (Overprint inverted) ...

‎1916

Standard Catalog of World Paper Money General Issues - 1368-1960

Provides values for world bank notes issued between 1368-1960, discussing denomination, printer and printing date, color, design, care, and grading terminology.

George S. Cuhaj, 2012

The Stamp Herald: A Monthly Journal Published in the ...

Reaper series, black 500,000 Reaper with overprint Kozdarsasak. 2f. black 12,000 40f. black 5,000 40f. red 2,000 45 on 2f. red 90,000 45 on 2f. black 30,000 On express. 105f. on 2f. express, black. . 35,000 Hungry — Baranya series, Serbian ...

‎1918

Illustrator 10 for Windows and Macintosh

Why th& Overprint Blackfilber? Normally, in PostScript color separations, objects on top knock out the color of objects underneath them so their ink colors don't intermix on press. When a color overprints, on the other hand, it prints right on top  ...

Elaine Weinmann, Peter Lourekas, 2002

The Production Manual: A Graphic Design Handbook

reverse. Custom Knockout pre-press112–139 production 140–163 finishing 164– 183 artwork imposition proofing further trapping. overprint overprint overprint overprint knockout and overprint (untrapped options) A designer has two options  ...

‎2008

The Evolution of the Rheic Ocean: From Avalonian-Cadomian ...

The. Variscan. orogeny. in. the. Saxo-Thuringian. zone—Heterogenous. overprint . of. Cadomian/Paleozoic. Peri-Gondwana. crust. U. Kroner* T. Hahn Institutfür Geologie, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Bernhard-von-Cotta Strasse 2, D-09596 ...

Ulf Linnemann, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERPRINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overprint is used in the context of the following news items.

HP Tested UV Varnish Range Launched by Flint Group – DigiCoat HP

... three types of varnishes into the HP Indigo Labels & Packaging Overprint Varnish Performance Program at Rochester Institute of Technology. «Packaging Europe, Jul 15»

Putting an End to Returns: Utopian Publishing Dream or Eventual …

This forces publishers to overprint, even publishers that are using print-on-demand technology. Concerned publishers, authors, and readers ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Millions of newspapers remain unsold

"Most publishers overprint in order to obtain a more prominent position at the point of sale”, the Commercial Director of the publishing house ... «Expatica Belguim, Jul 15»

Perseverance pays off for Avnel at Kalana in Mali

The overprint has led Avnel to explore the potential for lower-cost bulk mining, rather than the selective mining approach outlined in the first ... «The Northern Miner, Jun 15»

Paradigm Imaging Group Announces the SID Apollo UV 1312 Printer

The white ink option (spot, background or overprint layers) allows printing on a broad range of substrates. Easy to operate with PhotoPRINT ... «GISuser.com, Jun 15»

SID Apollo UV 1312 Printer

The white ink option (spot, background or overprint layers) allows printing on a broad range of substrates. Easy to operate with PhotoPRINT RIP software ... «MyPrintResource.com, Jun 15»

Buy Randgold And Sell The Rest (GOLD)

... and the Germans remember their history of what happens when governments overprint currency. According to the World Gold Council,there ... «Seeking Alpha, Jun 15»

Lundin: Supersizing nickel-copper discovery at Eagle

Alteration in the basement in this area consists of a magnetite/hematite overprint with trace fine disseminated chalcopyrite. The presence of the ... «Mineweb, Jun 15»

Papua New Guinea Issues New Commemorative Coins, Banknotes

However, the K20 banknote incorporates a special overprint of the 40th Anniversary of Papua New Guinea's Independence and the National ... «CoinWeek, May 15»

Commemorative Currency Launched by BPNG

The K10 note has an overprint of the Pacific Games logo, while one side of the 50 toea coin has the Games Logo, in colour. And the K20 note, ... «EMTV Online, May 15»