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/ |
- backdate something to write a date on a document that is earlier than the actual date compare post-date
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- 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.
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