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postpaid

American  
[pohst-payd] / ˈpoʊstˈpeɪd /

adjective

  1. with the postage prepaid.

    a postpaid reply card.


Etymology

Origin of postpaid

First recorded in 1820–30; post 3 + paid


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They reiterate their view that consumers’ ongoing shift to the value end of the market is structural and now anticipate Telstra losing 18,000 postpaid subscribers a year in the medium-to-long term.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Verizon Communications gained a net 184,000 postpaid phone connections in the second quarter, beating Wall Street’s expectations on a metric that gauges new lucrative customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

For the full year, T-Mobile continues to guide for 950,000 to 1.05 million postpaid net account additions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

AT&T on Wednesday reported a net of 432,000 new postpaid phone subscribers for the second quarter, well above expectations.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 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 Laura Dent Crane

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