backdate
Americanverb (used with object)
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backdates,
present (3rd person singular)
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backdated,
past participle, past
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backdating
present participle
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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backdatesimple
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backdatessimple
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have backdatedperfect
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has backdatedperfect
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am backdatingprogressive
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are backdatingprogressive
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is backdatingprogressive
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have been backdatingperfect progressive
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has been backdatingperfect progressive
Past
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backdatedsimple
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had backdatedperfect
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was backdatingprogressive
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were backdatingprogressive
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had been backdatingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of backdate
Example Sentences
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Teams can backdate IL moves a maximum of three days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
They may not backdate documents, pressure cognitively impaired clients, transfer funds to their own accounts or add themselves as joint owners without clear authorization.ves as a joint account owner without consent.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
They accepted the deal in September after the company agreed to backdate the increase by an extra month.
From Reuters ● Dec. 23, 2022
The government already said three weeks ago that it aimed to backdate the measure to February.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
V. misdate, antedate, postdate, backdate, overdate†; anticipate; take no note of time, lose track of time; anachronize†.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
Ministers are seeking to put a £100,000 annual cap on donations from British expats, backdated to 25 March 2026.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
However, the ban has been backdated to start when she was initially suspended on 2 June 2025.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
EagleBank backdated the client’s loan payments to make it appear as though they were on time, the settlement says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The Dodgers backdated the IL move to Monday, so Smith will be eligible to return June 19, when the Dodgers open a three-game home series against the Orioles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
It felt like I was getting backdated karma for being a good person.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
Hemsley joined UnitedHealth in 1997 and became CEO in 2006 after his predecessor was ousted amid a stock-options backdating scandal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
In its response to the parent's complaint about the backdating issue, the ICO said it was of the view that this practice did not comply with data protection legislation.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
By early 2015, months before Wired published its article, he was locked in disputes with the Australian tax office, which accused him of backdating documents and conducting “sham transactions,” court records show.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2024
In 1936, he opened the Jules Maes Saloon at 5919 Airport Way S., slyly backdating its founding to 1888.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
Karatz, the former CEO of KB Home, was convicted in 2010 of lying about stock-option backdating and later sentenced to house arrest at his Bel-Air mansion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
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