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
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Evidence showed that the doctor backdated some claims to bill for injections allegedly provided before the patients even contacted Mailyan’s clinic to request an appointment.
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Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
She was accused of backdating some claims to bill for injections before the patients had even contacted her clinic to request an appointment.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
The Crumbie report alleged that Blogoslawski backdated tax payments to avoid charging interest on certain payments.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
And unlike a traditional or Roth IRA, contributions can’t be backdated to the prior tax year — whatever goes in counts for the calendar year it’s made.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
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Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
She was accused of backdating some claims to bill for injections before the patients had even contacted her clinic to request an appointment.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
The Crumbie report alleged that Blogoslawski backdated tax payments to avoid charging interest on certain payments.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
And unlike a traditional or Roth IRA, contributions can’t be backdated to the prior tax year — whatever goes in counts for the calendar year it’s made.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
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 30 May. 2026.
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