date stamp

1 of 2

noun

1

: an implement or device for stamping a date and often (as on postal matter) related information (as place of origin or receipt)

2

: the date and related information stamped by a date stamp

date-stamp

2 of 2

transitive verb

: to stamp with a date

the post office date-stamps outgoing mail

he date-stamped each letter when he opened it

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Transitive verb

date stamp

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