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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Premier League clubs voted in December 2023 to limit transfer fee amortisation to five years, though the limit was not backdated.
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Because it was backdated to Monday, Feduccia's stay in the big leagues could be another short one.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The federations initially agreed to an 8.5 percent wage increase over five years, backdated to Jan. 1, 2022, as well as cost-of-living adjustments and a monthly allowance of 500 rupees ($5.95).
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
This can be backdated to the first game the player missed.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Because it was backdated to Monday, Feduccia's stay in the big leagues could be another short one.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The federations initially agreed to an 8.5 percent wage increase over five years, backdated to Jan. 1, 2022, as well as cost-of-living adjustments and a monthly allowance of 500 rupees ($5.95).
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
This can be backdated to the first game the player missed.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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 20 Apr. 2025.
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