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backdated

Pronunciation: [ˈbækˌdeɪtɪd]

Word

Context: "business"

(adjective) when something is marked or recorded with an earlier date than it actually happened. This could be a paycheck or a legal document that shows a date from the past.

Example

The employee received a backdated check for the overtime work he did last month.

Example

The company did not backdate any documents this time; everything was done correctly with the current date.

Example

Was the contract backdated to when we first agreed on the terms?

Context: "administration"

(verb) to change the date on something to reflect an earlier time. This might happen in paperwork or digital records.

Example

The manager decided to backdate the report to match the actual event it described.

Example

They found that they could not legally backdate the official documents at all.

Example

Can we backdate the invoice to last week?

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