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backdate
(redirected from backdating)

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back·date  (bkdt)
tr.v. back·dat·ed, back·dat·ing, back·dates
To mark or supply with a date that is earlier than the actual date: backdate a check.

backdate
Verb
[-dating, -dated] to make (a document) effective from a date earlier than its completion
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.backdate - make effective from an earlier date; "The increase in tax was backdated to January"
effect - act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"
Translations
Spanish backdate [bækˈdeɪt] vt [+ letter] → poner fecha atrasada a;
backdated pay rise → aumento de sueldo con efecto retroactivo

French backdate [bækˈdeɪt] vt [+ letter] → antidater;
backdated pay rise → augmentation f avec effet rétroactif

German backdate [bækˈdeɪt] vt(zu)rückdatieren;
backdated pay rise → rückwirkend geltende Gehaltserhöhung f

Italian backdate [bækˈdeɪt] vt [+ letter] → retrodatare;
backdated pay rise → aumento retroattivo

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