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
The ethics commission has accused Lee and Englander of backdating the checks to Aug. 4 — before they were interviewed by the FBI.
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Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
The benefit is backdated to run between January 1, 2024 and January 1, 2029, just before the end of Trump's second term, though the White House hopes the program will be so popular that it is permanently extended.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Claims could be backdated to the birth or adoption of a child within a 12-month window.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
The notices now being received, some of which were reviewed by The Hill, say Commerce will be backdating employees’ date of firing to their original termination in February rather than their refiring in April.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
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Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
The benefit is backdated to run between January 1, 2024 and January 1, 2029, just before the end of Trump's second term, though the White House hopes the program will be so popular that it is permanently extended.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Claims could be backdated to the birth or adoption of a child within a 12-month window.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
The notices now being received, some of which were reviewed by The Hill, say Commerce will be backdating employees’ date of firing to their original termination in February rather than their refiring in April.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Backdate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backdate. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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