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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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
The commission has also accused Lee of helping Englander backdate checks to repay the businessman who comped the hotel rooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025
They accepted the deal in September after the company agreed to backdate the increase by an extra month.
From Reuters ● Dec. 23, 2022
The firm said it also offered to backdate the increase to April.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 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
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
A further 160 ground services crew employed by Menzies Aviation will receive a 4.4% increase backdated to January, followed by a minimum pay increase of 5% from 1 July.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 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
The sentences will be served consecutively and backdated to include the timeline from when McGovern was taken into custody in Dubai.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 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
After a civil court challenge the council was forced to release the data, which showed changes to three records had been made after the incident, including backdating records.
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
The report cited “improper backdating of records,” by county employees, even as more employees complained of being inadequately trained, overworked and pressured to rush or prematurely close complaint investigations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
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