Definition

Adjective (Archaic, formal, chiefly in business correspondence): 1. Of or occurring in the next month after the present one. This term is used to specify a date in the coming month, often abbreviated in written contexts.

Usage

• The word prox is an abbreviation of the Latin word "," meaning "in the next (month)." It is considered archaic and is now rarely used outside of very formal or traditional business writing. In modern English, it is standard to simply name the month (e.g., "the 6th of May").
• It is typically used following a day of the month (e.g., "the 10th prox.").
• It is almost always abbreviated as "prox." with a period.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • Your payment is due on the 15th prox. (Your payment is due on the 15th of the next month.)
  • Please submit the report by the 1st prox. (Please submit the report by the 1st of the coming month.)
  • The meeting is scheduled for the 6th prox. (The meeting is scheduled for the 6th of the next month.)

Advanced Usage

• "inst." and "ult.": In the same archaic, formal style, prox. is part of a trio of abbreviations:
  • inst.: Abbreviation for "instant," meaning "of the current month." (e.g., Thank you for your letter of the 5th inst.)
  • ult.: Abbreviation for "ultimo," meaning "of the previous month." (e.g., We received your order on the 20th ult.)

Variants and Related Words

• Proximo: The full, unabbreviated Latin word from which prox. is derived. It has the same meaning but is even less common.

Synonyms

• Of next month
• In the coming month

Antonyms

• Ult. (abbr. for ): of the last month.
• Inst. (abbr. for ): of the current month.

Adjective

1. in or of the next month after the present
   • scheduled for the 6th prox