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• date stamp
  date stamp

  noun

  a device for stamping dates and frequently the place of origin or receipt, as on postal matter.
• date-stamp
  date-stamp

  verb (used with object)

  to stamp the date on, as with a date stamp.

date stamp

¹ American  

noun

1. a device for stamping dates and frequently the place of origin or receipt, as on postal matter.

2. the information stamped by this device.

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date-stamp ² American  

[deyt-stamp] / ˈdeɪtˌstæmp /

verb (used with object)

1. to stamp the date on, as with a date stamp.

   He date-stamped every letter received.

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date stamp British  

noun

1. an adjustable rubber stamp for recording the date

2. an inked impression made by this

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Etymology

Origin of date stamp¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Origin of date-stamp²

First recorded in 1925–30