BACKDATE

backdate

(verb) make effective from an earlier date; “The increase in tax was backdated to January”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

backdate (third-person singular simple present backdates, present participle backdating, simple past and past participle backdated)

To give or assign a date to a document that is earlier than the current or true date.

Synonyms: antedate, Thesaurus:backdate

Noun

backdate (plural backdates)

An assigned date that is earlier than the current or true date.

Source: Wiktionary



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