date stamp noun, verb

■ noun [C]

1

a date that is printed on sth, especially an envelope or a food product:

The date stamp shows the letter was posted yesterday.

2

a device for printing the date on a document - Picture at OFFICE

■ verb [+ obj] date-stamp

to print the date on a document, an envelope or a food product:

Food items must be date-stamped to make sure the oldest stock is used first.

The proposal was date-stamped 23 August 2003.

date-stamping noun [U]

• public-private
• public-private partnership
• public relations
• public sale
• public sector
• public sector borrowing requirement
• public servant
• public service
• public service vehicle
• public spending
• public transport
• public warehouse
• public works
• publish
• publisher
• puff
• pull
• pullback
• pull strategy
• pull system
• pulsing
• pump
• pump price
• pump-priming
• punch