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backdate

[bak-deyt] / ˈbækˌdeɪt /


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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

Officials aim to backdate the start to Feb. 1; state governors are still pressing the federal government to find a way to make it valid for January too.

From Seattle Times Nov. 2, 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

Payments can only be backdated for three months, meaning some families could be missing out on hundreds of pounds in the fog of new parenthood.

From BBC Jul. 19, 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

Resident doctors will get backdated pay to 1 April 2026, worth an average increase of 4.9% under the wider package, according to government.

From BBC Jun. 29, 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

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




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