backdate

verb

back·​date ˈbak-ˌdāt How to pronounce backdate (audio)
backdated; backdating; backdates

transitive verb

: to put a date earlier than the actual one on
backdate a memo
also : to make retroactive
backdate pension rights

Examples of backdate in a Sentence

an increase in salary backdated to the beginning of the year
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This can be backdated to the first game the player missed. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025 Alongside these adjustments, one-time, retroactive payments—which account for benefits backdated to January 2024—are being processed and are expected to be completed by the end of March. — David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025 People and permanent residence, along with their attorneys, have been left confused by sudden changes to application forms introduced Monday, backdated to the start of . — Dan Gooding, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 Additionally, prosecutors backdated his racketeering charge to 2004, four years earlier than stated in the initial indictment. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for backdate

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of backdate was in 1822

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“Backdate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backdate. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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