backdated; backdating; backdates
: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
This was the first instance of Dr. Jana backdating documents.
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
While that contract tacked on an 8.5 percent wage increase over five years, backdated to Jan. 1, 2022, the approval of the wage revisions has been delayed, thus leading the unions to resurrect the strike threat.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
On top of the one-year suspension, backdated to July 23 this year, Dujardin has also been fined CHF 10,000 (around $11,300), the FEI announced on Thursday.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
The 39-year-old British athlete and six-time Olympic medalist will be able to compete once again in July 2025, as the ban is backdated to July 2024 when she was provisionally banned.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
While that contract tacked on an 8.5 percent wage increase over five years, backdated to Jan. 1, 2022, the approval of the wage revisions has been delayed, thus leading the unions to resurrect the strike threat.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
On top of the one-year suspension, backdated to July 23 this year, Dujardin has also been fined CHF 10,000 (around $11,300), the FEI announced on Thursday.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
The 39-year-old British athlete and six-time Olympic medalist will be able to compete once again in July 2025, as the ban is backdated to July 2024 when she was provisionally banned.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Backdate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backdate. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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