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
But a central office employee backdated the change to June 26, a day before Beidleman’s promotion and two days before the OIGE reached out, the report’s authors write.
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Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
While Richardson’s suspension, which backdated to June 28, ended before the women’s 100 meters heats started July 30 in Tokyo, the test result disqualified her trials performance and U.S. team selection.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 6 July 2023
Where backdating can be proven, however, all this gets turned on its head.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2023
The caveat holder then had three months to put together a full application, which, although filed later than its rival, would be backdated to match the original caveat.
—Nat Segnit, Harper's Magazine, 4 Mar. 2022
In November 2019, The Reporter published an article in which a lawyer for one of the teenagers claimed that county officials had backdated a document in his client’s case.
—Emily Flitter, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023
Because Fraley pinch-hit Wednesday, the Reds can wait until Sunday for a move and still get full advantage of the maximum three days to backdate an IL stint.
—Gordon Wittenmyer, The Enquirer, 10 June 2023
Cousins' is backdated to June 4. Jason Alexander to make rehab start Right-hander Jason Alexander, who did yeoman's work in making 11 starts for the Brewers last year but hasn't pitched this year with a shoulder issue, was slated to make a start Friday night with the Arizona Complex League team.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2023
Richard Hopkins' claim that a postmaster in Erie, Pa., instructed postal workers to backdate ballots mailed after Election Day was cited by Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) in a letter to the Justice Department calling for a federal investigation.
—Shawn Boburg and Jacob Bogage Washington Post, Star Tribune, 10 Nov. 2020
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Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
While Richardson’s suspension, which backdated to June 28, ended before the women’s 100 meters heats started July 30 in Tokyo, the test result disqualified her trials performance and U.S. team selection.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 6 July 2023
Where backdating can be proven, however, all this gets turned on its head.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2023
The caveat holder then had three months to put together a full application, which, although filed later than its rival, would be backdated to match the original caveat.
—Nat Segnit, Harper's Magazine, 4 Mar. 2022
In November 2019, The Reporter published an article in which a lawyer for one of the teenagers claimed that county officials had backdated a document in his client’s case.
—Emily Flitter, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023
Because Fraley pinch-hit Wednesday, the Reds can wait until Sunday for a move and still get full advantage of the maximum three days to backdate an IL stint.
—Gordon Wittenmyer, The Enquirer, 10 June 2023
Cousins' is backdated to June 4. Jason Alexander to make rehab start Right-hander Jason Alexander, who did yeoman's work in making 11 starts for the Brewers last year but hasn't pitched this year with a shoulder issue, was slated to make a start Friday night with the Arizona Complex League team.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2023
Richard Hopkins' claim that a postmaster in Erie, Pa., instructed postal workers to backdate ballots mailed after Election Day was cited by Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) in a letter to the Justice Department calling for a federal investigation.
—Shawn Boburg and Jacob Bogage Washington Post, Star Tribune, 10 Nov. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1822, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near backdate
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“Backdate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backdate. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.
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