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backdate

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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
backdate [bækˈdeɪt] vt [+ letter] → poner fecha atrasada a;
backdated pay rise → aumento de sueldo con efecto retroactivo
backdate [bækˈdeɪt] vt [+ letter] → antidater;
backdated pay rise → augmentation f avec effet rétroactif
backdate [bækˈdeɪt] vt(zu)rückdatieren;
backdated pay rise → rückwirkend geltende Gehaltserhöhung f
backdate [bækˈdeɪt] vt [+ letter] → retrodatare;
backdated pay rise → aumento retroattivo


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Topping that list, he says, would be orders to backdate or shred a document, though he acknowledges that those may be legitimate requests.
MBNA consistently meets its payment processing standards, and if the company ever were to fall behind, it would backdate the payments in question to reflect the actual date they were received.
It should be obvious, but is worth emphasizing, that someone who learns he or she is under investigation should not destroy, backdate, or create evidence in order to support any defense he may believe that he has to potential charges.
 
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