backdate
UK/bæk'deɪt/US/'bækdeit/
C2
Definitions
v.
To put an earlier date on a document or to make something take effect from a date in the past
倒填日期；使追溯生效
Root Breakdown
Native Englishbackroot
+
dateroot
=backdate
back (earlier in time) + date = to set the date backward, to an earlier point than the real one.
Common Collocations
- 1.backdate a contract倒填合同日期
- 2.backdate a check倒填支票
- 3.backdate to追溯到
Example Sentences
- 1.
The company illegally backdated the contract to avoid the new tax rules.
- 2.
They agreed to backdate the pay rise to the start of the year.