backdating
- present participle of backdate.
Example Sentences
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That simple comparison made backdating far more difficult to conceal, allowing investors to see whether grant dates had been chosen on days with low share prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026
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
Government sources said there would be no movement on this year's pay award but ministers are considering backdating the 2023-24 pay rise to January.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2023
