Definition

1. Verb:
   • To mark with a date: To physically imprint or affix a date onto an object or document, typically to record when it was made, processed, or received.

Usage

• The primary use is to indicate the action of applying a date to something.
• It is often used in administrative, postal, or archival contexts.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The clerk will date stamp all incoming mail.
  • Please date stamp the application form before filing it.
  • The library date stamps every book that is returned.

Advanced Usage

• As a noun ('date stamp'): While the target term is a verb, the noun form refers to the physical device or mark itself.
  • The date stamp on the letter was smudged. (Here, 'date stamp' is a noun phrase referring to the imprint.)
  • He used a rubber date stamp. (Here, 'date stamp' is a noun phrase referring to the tool.)

Variants and Related Words

• Timestamp (verb/noun): A digital or electronic record of a date and time.
• Postmark (verb/noun): An official mark stamped on mail, usually including a date and place.

Synonyms

• Date (verb): To mark with a date.
• Mark with a date: A descriptive synonym.

Notes

• The verb 'date stamp' is often written as two words.
• The action results in a date stamp (noun) being present on the item.

Verb

1. stamp with a date
   • The package is dated November 24