date stamp

¹

noun

1. a device for stamping dates and frequently the place of origin or receipt, as on postal matter.
2. the information stamped by this device.

date-stamp

²

[ deyt-stamp ]

verb (used with object)

1. to stamp the date on, as with a date stamp:

   He date-stamped every letter received.

date stamp

noun

1. an adjustable rubber stamp for recording the date
2. an inked impression made by this

Word History and Origins

Origin of date stamp¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Origin of date stamp²

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Make sure to look at the date stamp included on the image—it will be in red block text.

From Outside Online

Then he closed the lid carefully, passed a piece of string round it, and sealed it with the Birralong date-stamp.

From Project Gutenberg

The date that we go by is the date the checker checks the order, and then he puts the date stamp on it.

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The librarian's date stamp on the book is not conclusive, and may be rebutted by other evidence of the actual date of deposit.

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And they got hold of some young man at the post-office who knew how to fix a date-stamp with a past date.

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Paid letters were impressed with a red date-stamp to distinguish them from unpaid, which bore a black date-stamp.

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