backdate

[ bak-deyt ]

/ ˈbækˌdeɪt /

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verb (used with object), back·dat·ed, back·dat·ing.

to date earlier than the actual date; predate; antedate: Backdate the letter so he'll think I wrote it last week.

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Origin of backdate

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; back² + date¹

Words nearby backdate

backcomb, back country, backcourt, backcourtman, backcross, backdate, back dive, backdoor, backdoor play, backdown, backdraft

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How to use backdate in a sentence

This week, Keatts’s latest reporting shows that the appraisal for the hotel — acquired to be converted to long-term housing for the homeless — was backdated to before the pandemic decimated the hotel industry.
VOSD Podcast: It’s Weird Out There for Restaurants and Recalls|Nate John|July 16, 2021|Voice of San Diego
One of those professionals said he considered the decision to backdate the appraisal “highly, highly unusual.”
Housing Commission Valued Mission Valley Hotel as if the Pandemic Never Happened|Andrew Keatts|July 8, 2021|Voice of San Diego
The value of the hotel would have plummeted soon after, and at least one expert told Voice of San Diego that backdating the appraisal was highly unusual.
Housing Commission Valued Mission Valley Hotel as if the Pandemic Never Happened|Andrew Keatts|July 8, 2021|Voice of San Diego
The Athletics Integrity Unit charged her with “tampering within the results management process” in issuing the ban, which backdates to last August and runs until August 2024.
Reigning gold medal hurdler could miss next two Olympics following five-year ban|Glynn A. Hill|June 4, 2021|Washington Post

If he could get on it, his time would be backdated to when he started dialysis in 2013, and he’d be near the top of the list.
For Years, JaMarcus Crews Tried to Get a New Kidney, but Corporate Healthcare Stood in the Way|by Lizzie Presser|December 15, 2020|ProPublica

British Dictionary definitions for backdate

backdate

/ (ˌbækˈdeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to make effective from an earlier datethe pay rise was backdated to August

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