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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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AT&T continued to expand its customer base, adding 294,000 net subscribers for its postpaid phone service, compared with analysts’ estimates of 272,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Wall Street is looking for a postpaid churn rate of 0.9%.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The company added 962,000 net phone postpaid subscribers over the period, a touch below the 981,300 net additions the Street was expecting.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

While the company didn’t offer guidance on postpaid phone net additions for 2026, it said to expect between 900,000 and 1 million postpaid net account additions for the year.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

Cloth, Illustrated—Price, per Volume, $1.00 Sold by all booksellers or sent postpaid on receipt of price.

From The Automobile Girls at Newport Watching the Summer Parade by Crane, Laura Dent