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Definition of backdate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

backdate

verb
 
/ˌbækˈdeɪt/
 
/ˌbækˈdeɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they backdate
 
/ˌbækˈdeɪt/
 
/ˌbækˈdeɪt/
he / she / it backdates
 
/ˌbækˈdeɪts/
 
/ˌbækˈdeɪts/
past simple backdated
 
/ˌbækˈdeɪtɪd/
 
/ˌbækˈdeɪtɪd/
past participle backdated
 
/ˌbækˈdeɪtɪd/
 
/ˌbækˈdeɪtɪd/
-ing form backdating
 
/ˌbækˈdeɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˌbækˈdeɪtɪŋ/
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  1. backdate something to write a date on a document that is earlier than the actual date compare post-date
  2. backdate something (British English) to make something, especially a payment, take effect from an earlier date
    • Postal workers are getting a 5.2 per cent pay rise, backdated to February.
See backdate in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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