postpaid

[pohst-peyd]

adjective

1. with the postage prepaid.

   a postpaid reply card.

Word History and Origins

Origin of postpaid¹

First recorded in 1820–30; post ³ + paid

Example Sentences

In the latest quarter, it lost a net 7,000 consumer postpaid phone connections.

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The company shed a net 7,000 consumer postpaid phone connections in the quarter ended in September, missing expectations that it would add 19,000 such customers.

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It has lost crucial postpaid phone subscribers for three consecutive quarters.

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Nispel was also encouraged by the company’s growth trajectory, underpinned by “healthy ‘core’ postpaid phone momentum,” improved monetization of wholesale revenue — thanks to the Echostar deal — and midteens revenue growth for the fiber business.

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They also observe that M1 has reduced the price of some postpaid plans by up to 70%.

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