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
Testimony indicated the notes were produced and backdated a year and a half after the money was withdrawn.
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Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2024
However, it is backdated to July 1, 2023, when the last contract technically expired.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2024
The federal notice establishes a framework for excluding some machinery from the taxes; a separate notice will be released with details on how companies can apply for machinery exclusions, which would be backdated to start on Wednesday and end on May 31, 2025.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 22 May 2024
The agency backdated the copyright registration to October 10, the day that Shupe originally attempted to register her work.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
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Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2024
However, it is backdated to July 1, 2023, when the last contract technically expired.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2024
The federal notice establishes a framework for excluding some machinery from the taxes; a separate notice will be released with details on how companies can apply for machinery exclusions, which would be backdated to start on Wednesday and end on May 31, 2025.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 22 May 2024
The agency backdated the copyright registration to October 10, the day that Shupe originally attempted to register her work.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for backdate
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“Backdate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backdate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2024.
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