0 past simple and past participle of backdate
1 to make something, especially a pay increase, effective from an earlier time:
Hand searches were also conducted to scan relevant journals or backdated issues not available online.
Some of the interviewed carehome providers reported that, in their experience, payments were not always backdated and the resident concerned lost significant sums from the remaining savings.
We are all glad that this has been rectified and that the provision is to be backdated.
I am a little worried about automatically granting a backdated sentence when a person may have been positively unhelpful.
Those people eligible for this scheme will receive a cheque as a cash payment for any backdated entitlement.
The pudding might be backdated; it might be poisonous; it might be too late for us to receive medical attention.
If something is backdated, it is recompense for people having waited longer than they should have.
According to what precise criteria will discretion be used to decide whether reviewed benefits should be backdated or not backdated?
