Definitions for backdateˈbækˌdeɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
back•dateˈbækˌdeɪt(v.t.)-dat•ed, -dat•ing.
to date earlier than the actual date; predate; antedate.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of backdate:
1945–50, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
backdate(verb)
make effective from an earlier date
"The increase in tax was backdated to January"
Wiktionary
backdate(Verb)
To give or assign a date to a document that is earlier than the current date.
Origin: back + date
Translations for backdate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
backdate(verb)
to put an earlier date on (a cheque etc)
He should have paid his bill last month and so he has backdated the cheque.
- agternadateerAfrikaans

- يُؤَرِّخ بِتاريخ سابِقArabic

- слагам по-раншна датаBulgarian

- pré-datarPortuguese (BR)

- antedatovatCzech

- zurückdatierenGerman

- tilbagedatere; baguddatereDanish

- βάζω σε ένα έγγραφο ημερομηνία προγενέστερη από την αληθινήGreek

- antedatarSpanish

- (tšekile) varasemat kuupäeva kirjutamaEstonian

- به تاریخ گذشته چک نوشتنFarsi

- aikaistaaFinnish

- antidaterFrench

- לִקְבּוֹע מוֹעֵד מוּקדַם יוֹתֵרHebrew

- पीछली तारीखHindi

- antedatiratiCroatian

- antedatálHungarian

- memundurkan tanggalIndonesian

- dagsetja afturí tímaIcelandic

- retrodatareItalian

- 日付をさかのぼらせるJapanese

- 이전의 날짜로 하다Korean

- rašyti atgaline dataLithuanian

- rakstīt atpakaļejošu datumuLatvian

- mengundurkanMalay

- antedaterenDutch

- sette en tidligere dato, antedatereNorwegian

- antydatowaćPolish

- به تاریخ گذشته چک نوشتنPersian

- په تير شوي نيټي چك ليكلPashto

- antedatarPortuguese

- a antedataRomanian

- помечать задним числомRussian

- antedatovaťSlovak

- antedatiratiSlovenian

- antidatiratiSerbian

- ลงวันที่ก่อนวันจริงThai

- ön günlemek, daha önceki bir tarihi atmakTurkish

- 在(支票)上填上先前的日期Chinese (Trad.)

- датувати заднім числомUkrainian

- گذشتہ تاریخ ڈالناUrdu

- ghi lùi ngàyVietnamese

- 在(支票)上书写更早的日期Chinese (Simp.)

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