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PRONUNCIATION OF POSTMARK

postmark  [ˈpəʊstˌmɑːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POSTMARK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Postmark 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 postmark in English.

WHAT DOES POSTMARK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

postmark

Postmark

A postmark is a postal marking made on a letter, package, postcard or the like indicating the date and time that the item was delivered into the care of the postal service. Modern postmarks are often applied simultaneously with the cancellation or killer that marks the postage stamp as having been used, and the two terms are often used interchangeably, if incorrectly. Postmarks may be applied by hand or by machines, using methods such as rollers or inkjets, while digital postmarks are a recent innovation. The local post Hawai'i Post had a rubber-stamp postmark parts of which were hand-painted. At Hideaway Island, Vanuatu, the Underwater Post Office has an embossed postmark.

Definition of postmark in the English dictionary

The definition of postmark in the dictionary is to put such a mark on mail.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO POSTMARK

PRESENT

Present
I postmark
you postmark
he/she/it postmarks
we postmark
you postmark
they postmark
Present continuous
I am postmarking
you are postmarking
he/she/it is postmarking
we are postmarking
you are postmarking
they are postmarking
Present perfect
I have postmarked
you have postmarked
he/she/it has postmarked
we have postmarked
you have postmarked
they have postmarked
Present perfect continuous
I have been postmarking
you have been postmarking
he/she/it has been postmarking
we have been postmarking
you have been postmarking
they have been postmarking
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 postmarked
you postmarked
he/she/it postmarked
we postmarked
you postmarked
they postmarked
Past continuous
I was postmarking
you were postmarking
he/she/it was postmarking
we were postmarking
you were postmarking
they were postmarking
Past perfect
I had postmarked
you had postmarked
he/she/it had postmarked
we had postmarked
you had postmarked
they had postmarked
Past perfect continuous
I had been postmarking
you had been postmarking
he/she/it had been postmarking
we had been postmarking
you had been postmarking
they had been postmarking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will postmark
you will postmark
he/she/it will postmark
we will postmark
you will postmark
they will postmark
Future continuous
I will be postmarking
you will be postmarking
he/she/it will be postmarking
we will be postmarking
you will be postmarking
they will be postmarking
Future perfect
I will have postmarked
you will have postmarked
he/she/it will have postmarked
we will have postmarked
you will have postmarked
they will have postmarked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been postmarking
you will have been postmarking
he/she/it will have been postmarking
we will have been postmarking
you will have been postmarking
they will have been postmarking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would postmark
you would postmark
he/she/it would postmark
we would postmark
you would postmark
they would postmark
Conditional continuous
I would be postmarking
you would be postmarking
he/she/it would be postmarking
we would be postmarking
you would be postmarking
they would be postmarking
Conditional perfect
I would have postmark
you would have postmark
he/she/it would have postmark
we would have postmark
you would have postmark
they would have postmark
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been postmarking
you would have been postmarking
he/she/it would have been postmarking
we would have been postmarking
you would have been postmarking
they would have been postmarking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you postmark
we let´s postmark
you postmark
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to postmark
Past participle
postmarked
Present Participle
postmarking
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POSTMARK


benchmark
ˈbɛntʃˌmɑːk
birthmark
ˈbɜːθˌmɑːk
bookmark
ˈbʊkˌmɑːk
daymark
ˈdeɪˌmɑːk
Deutschmark
ˈdɔɪtʃˌmɑːk
earmark
ˈɪəˌmɑːk
finmark
ˈfɪnˌmɑːk
Finnmark
ˈfɪnˌmɑːk
firemark
ˈfaɪəˌmɑːk
footmark
ˈfʊtˌmɑːk
hallmark
ˈhɔːlˌmɑːk
landmark
ˈlændˌmɑːk
Ostmark
ˈɒstˌmɑːk
platemark
ˈpleɪtˌmɑːk
Reichsmark
ˈraɪksˌmɑːk
telemark
ˈtɛlɪˌmɑːk
tidemark
ˈtaɪdˌmɑːk
trademark
ˈtreɪdˌmɑːk
watermark
ˈwɔːtəˌmɑːk
waymark
ˈweɪˌmɑːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POSTMARK

postman
postman´s knock
postmarital
postmarked
postmastectomy
postmaster
postmaster general
postmasters general
postmastership
postmating
postmedieval
postmen
postmenopausal
postmenstrual
postmeridian
postmillenarian
postmillennial
postmillennialism
postmillennialist
postmistress

WORDS THAT END LIKE POSTMARK

black mark
check mark
D-mark
Danmark
Denmark
easy mark
exclamation mark
man-mark
mark
minute mark
on your mark
pass mark
punctuation mark
question mark
reference mark
Registered Trademark
remark
Steiermark
stretch mark
the mark

Synonyms and antonyms of postmark in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «postmark» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POSTMARK

Find out the translation of postmark to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of postmark from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «postmark» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

邮戳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

matasellos
570 millions of speakers

English

postmark
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पोस्टमार्क
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خَتْـمُ البَريد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

почтовый штемпель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

carimbo postal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মোহর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cachet de la poste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanda pos
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Poststempel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

消印
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Postmark
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dấu bưu điện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அஞ்சல் முத்திரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोस्टमार्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

posta damgası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

timbro postale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stempel pocztowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поштова марка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ștampilă poștală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταχυδρομική σφραγίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poststempel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

poststämpel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

poststempel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of postmark

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POSTMARK»

The term «postmark» is regularly used and occupies the 75.443 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of postmark
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POSTMARK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «postmark» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «postmark» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about postmark

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POSTMARK»

Discover the use of postmark in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to postmark and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Postmark
A series of kidnappings of little girls and a group of threatening letters convince Johanna Hamilton that her daughter, Kirsten, may be the next victim
Samantha Chase, 1988
2
Searching for the Postmark
A simple love story that is more than simply a love story, Searching for the Postmark is a thought provoking novel about accepting the loss of a loved one - a story of letting go, of holding on, and of moving on.
Jeff Donovan, 2003
3
Postmark Baghdad: On Patrol with the Iraqi National Police
Take an insiders look at the complex culture behind the Iraq war; feel the hope and experience the fears that threaten to subdue an entire country in Postmark Baghdad.
Matthew K. Green, 2008
4
Postmark Paris: A Story in Stamps
A nine-year-old girl recounts her experiences in Paris with postage stamps illustrating the things she saw and the experiences she had.
Leslie Jonath, 2005
5
Federal Tax Compliance Manual
A return filed electronically with an electronic return transmitter in the manner prescribed by the IRS is deemed to be filed on the date of the electronic postmark given by the authorized electronic return transmitter. Thus, if the electronic ...
CCH Editors, CCH Incorporated, 2007
6
Postmark: Christmas
Christmas Is Postmarked for Love. . . People from around the country send their mail to Christmas, Florida, to receive a special Christmas postmark, but will four couples find their holidays stamped for romance?
Paige Winship Dooly, Darlene Franklin, Kathleen E. Kovach, 2012
7
Postmark Murder
Mignon G. Eberhart. POSTMARK MURDER Mignon G. Eberhart Contents One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine.
Mignon G. Eberhart, 2014
8
The mystery of the smudged postmark
Monica and Benji must decide whether or not to disobey their parents to keep a promise made to their friend Eva and her father who are refugees from Communist Hungary.
Elizabeth Rice Handford, 1974
9
ABA Journal
The cancellation of these stamps (and attendant postmark) had to be made in many different ways, by many devices and by many people. The Post Office obviously could not guarantee the validity of the date in the cancellation postmark for ...
10
Economists in Cambridge: A Study through their ...
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Maria Cristina Marcuzzo, Annalisa Rosselli, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POSTMARK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term postmark is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Harrison woman gets check in mail - 17 years later
But then she realized the postmark on the letter read May 26, 1998. She says she didn't believe the man years ago when she was told that it ... «Baxter Bulletin, Jul 15»
2
Angie's List: Stumped? Dig it or grind it
Nowosielski says,“When you ask me for my liability policy, I call my insurance carrier and they ship that to you with an out-of-state postmark with their letterhead ... «KYTX, Jul 15»
3
Letter delivered 17 years late
Then she looked at the postmark on the letter, which read May 26, 1998. She said that she was waiting for that money order 17 years ago, and ... «Harrison Daily, Jul 15»
4
Koch Siding was home to sawmill, fruit ranching
(A rare Koch Siding postmark is seen above.) Koch eventually sold his mill to the Doukhobors, who built a community hall with quarters for ... «Nelson Star, Jul 15»
5
Gregg County issues 14 same-sex marriage licenses
... bringing them to her?" Wade said, producing a letter with a Dallas postmark and filled with crayon drawings of crosses. "That's sweet, isn't it?" ... «Longview News-Journal, Jul 15»
6
Cicada Music Festival sells out in record time
On May 1, we start at the beginning of the postmark again and we process single tickets and any season tickets that may come in late. We go ... «FlipSidePA, Jul 15»
7
Coralville rolls out the RAGBRAI red carpet
The Coralville Branch Post Office will have a commemorative postcard and pictorial postmark depicting the "Ride the Red Carpet" theme. «Iowa City Press Citizen, Jul 15»
8
GE claims program for Appliance Park fire to close August 1
Neighbors in the affected area whose property was damaged must submit and postmark their claims before the August 1 deadline. Anyone with an issue related ... «WAVE 3, Jul 15»
9
Opinion: Even if nine years late, letter was a priceless gift
The postmark was illegible. But the “Postage Due: 23¢” stamped in red was (inevitably, like death and taxes) still legible, as was the return ... «Havelock News, Jul 15»
10
Kingston Mayor Shayne Gallo challenges ruling blocking him from …
... business hours on a day prior to the deadline, an employee there could have been asked to hand postmark them with the current date. «The Daily Freeman, Jul 15»

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