date-stamp
[ deyt-stamp ]
/ ˈdeɪtˌstæmp /
verb (used with object)
to stamp the date on, as with a date stamp: He date-stamped every letter received.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
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It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby date-stamp
date of record, date palm, date rape, date squares, date stamp, date-stamp, datebook, dated, datel, dateless, dateline
Definition for date-stamp (2 of 2)
date stamp
noun
a device for stamping dates and frequently the place of origin or receipt, as on postal matter.
the information stamped by this device.
Origin of date stamp
First recorded in 1855–60
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Example sentences from the Web for date-stamp
Things must be very wrong when they could get hold of a date-stamp and use it in that way.
John Caldigate|Anthony TrollopeAnd they got hold of some young man at the post-office who knew how to fix a date-stamp with a past date.
John Caldigate|Anthony TrollopeThe date-stamp likewise showed that it must have been posted in London.
David Elginbrod|George MacDonald
British Dictionary definitions for date-stamp
date stamp
noun
an adjustable rubber stamp for recording the date
an inked impression made by this
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