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postpaid

American  
[pohst-peyd] / ˈpoʊstˈpeɪd /

adjective

  1. with the postage prepaid.

    a postpaid reply card.


Etymology

Origin of postpaid

First recorded in 1820–30; post 3 + paid

Example Sentences

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T-Mobile US fell a bit short of Wall Street’s expectations with its latest haul of postpaid phone subscribers.

From MarketWatch

The Bellevue, Wash., company said it added 962,000 net subscribers for its postpaid phone service, its most lucrative phone offering, where service is paid for each month on a contract.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the end of January, it reported strong subscriber gains and gave an ambitious forecast for the number of postpaid phone connections it plans to add this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Assuming all of roughly 32 million consumer postpaid wireless accounts recieve a credit, would work out to nearly $650 million one-time cost for the company.

From Barron's

After reporting gains in the year-ago holiday quarter, Verizon then shed core consumer postpaid phone connections for each of the subsequent three quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal