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 July, the company increased its earnings forecast for the year but said it lost lucrative postpaid phone customers for the second consecutive quarter.

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Dish Network said on Wednesday its unit Boost Infinite had partnered with Amazon.com to sell postpaid wireless plans through the e-commerce platform in the United States.

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Dish Network said on Wednesday its unit Boost Infinite had partnered with Amazon.com to sell postpaid wireless plans through the e-commerce platform in the United States.

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Analysts and investors generally watch postpaid phone figures closely as those customers pay a recurring monthly bill, making them valuable to the carriers.

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In January, the company said it was investigating a data breach that may have exposed 37 million postpaid and prepaid accounts, and it may incur significant costs related to the incident.

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