backdate

verb

back·date ˈbak-ˌdāt

backdated; backdating; backdates

transitive verb

: 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 Then-Mayor Abe Beame signed a City Council bill backdating the founding year on the city flag to 1625, when the first Dutch colonial settlers erected a fort in a fledgling company trading post called New Amsterdam at the southern end of Manhattan. —

Michael Tubridy, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024 Testimony indicated the notes were produced and backdated a year and a half after the money was withdrawn. —

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 See all Example Sentences for backdate

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Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of backdate was in 1822

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“Backdate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backdate. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.

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