backdate
pronunciation
How to pronounce backdate in British English:
UK [ˌbækˈdeɪt]
How to pronounce backdate in American English:
US [ˈbækˌdet]
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- Verb:
- make effective from an earlier date
Word Origin
- backdate (v.)
- also back-date, by 1881 (implied in back-dated), from back (adv.) + date (v.1). Compare antedate. Related: Backdated; backdating.
Example
- 1. He 'll backdate your cost-of-living adjustments .
- 2. The pay increase be backdate to january 1st .
- 3. Experiences and messages on backdate bibliography database construction at my library .
- 4. Come 3 years the backdate of macroscopical economy adjusting control and experience think over .
- 5. Something couldn 't backdate to the former state , just like a film ticket which had been checked .