last month
The previous period
Last month refers to the month immediately preceding the current one.
If it's now April, last month is March.
The phrase functions as a time marker in past-tense statements: I started the job last month, We met last month for coffee.
Unlike "the last month," which means the most recent thirty days, last month specifies a calendar month.
- previousOccurring before another
- recentOf the near past
- agoBefore the present
- weeksSeven-day periods
- pastTime already gone
looking back · calendar · retrospect · billing · cycle · billing cycle · statement · bank statement · paycheck · fiscal year · recap · update · newsletter · comparison · tracking · deadline · review · period
- recent pastyesterday, this morning, just now, recently, lately
- rental costsrent, apartment rent, security deposit, late fee, pet deposit
- rentrent due, rent check, base rent, back rent, apartment rent
- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
- leasinglease agreement, tenant, lease term, lease terms, rent