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postpaid

American  
[pohst-peyd] / ˈpoʊstˈpeɪd /

adjective

  1. with the postage prepaid.

    a postpaid reply card.


Etymology

Origin of postpaid

First recorded in 1820–30; post 3 + paid

Example Sentences

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Petti also raised his estimate for second-quarter net postpaid phone customer additions to 330,000 from 320,000.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The company’s postpaid phone service is its most lucrative phone offering, where service is paid for each month on a contract.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Wall Street is also expecting T-Mobile to add 393,100 net phone postpaid subscribers over the period.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

For the full year, T-Mobile now expects to add 950,000 to 1.05 million postpaid net accounts, up from its prior guidance for 900,000 to 1 million additions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Subscriptions, Five Dollars a year; sent postpaid to all parts of the world.

From Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.?No. 24. [New Series.], December 14, 1878 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures by Various

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