backdate
/ˌbækˈdeɪt/verb
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पिछली तारीख डालना
Core word
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[T] ~ sth
to write a date on a document that is earlier than the actual date
पिछली तारीख डालना
- He was accused of backdating the cheque.
- It is illegal to backdate a legal document to hide a delay.
- The clerk refused to backdate the receipt.
+ 2 more examples
- Backdating a cheque can lead to serious problems.
- You cannot backdate an agreement just because it is convenient.
Synonyms antedate
Opposite postdate
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[T] ~ sth (to …)
to make something, especially a payment, take effect from an earlier date
पिछली तारीख से लागू करना
- The pay rise will be backdated to 1 January.
- Radhika was happy that her arrears were backdated to the date of joining.
- The new rule will be backdated to the start of the financial year.
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- The company agreed to backdate the salary increase by two months.
- Our increase was backdated, so we received a lump sum.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
backdate + sth
Use backdate with a direct object, such as a cheque, a letter, an agreement or a document, when you put on it a date earlier than the real one.
'Backdate' के बाद सीधा object आता है, जैसे cheque, पत्र या अनुबंध, जब उस पर वास्तविक तिथि से पहले की तिथि लिखी जाती है।
- The shopkeeper refused to backdate the receipt.
- It is illegal to backdate a legal agreement to hide the truth.
backdate + sth + to + date
Use to before the earlier date from which a payment, rule or decision begins to count.
जब कोई भुगतान, नियम या निर्णय किसी पहले की तिथि से लागू माना जाता है, तब उस तिथि से पहले 'to' लगता है।
- The pay rise was backdated to 1 April.
- The government backdated the new allowance to January.
be backdated (passive)
The passive is the most common form in news and office English because the person who backdates is often not important.
समाचार और कार्यालय की अंग्रेज़ी में passive रूप सबसे आम है, क्योंकि backdate करने वाला व्यक्ति अक्सर महत्वपूर्ण नहीं होता।
- The revised salary will be backdated by six months.
- The cheque was backdated, so the bank returned it.
backdated + noun (adjective use)
The past participle can come before a noun to describe a payment or document that carries an earlier date.
Past participle रूप noun से पहले आकर ऐसे भुगतान या दस्तावेज़ का वर्णन कर सकता है जिस पर पहले की तिथि हो।
- Employees received backdated arrears along with their salary.
- He was caught with a backdated certificate.
+Collocations 4
backdate + noun
chequelettercontractagreementinvoice
- The clerk was warned not to backdate the invoice.
'Backdate' के बाद अक्सर कोई दस्तावेज़ आता है।
backdated + noun
payarrearspensionincrementpayment
- Retired teachers will get backdated pension from last year.
Pension और arrears के साथ यह शब्द बहुत आम है।
backdate to + time
AprilJanuarythe first of the monthlast yearthe date of joining
- The increment has been backdated to the date of joining.
तिथि बताने के लिए 'to' का प्रयोग होता है।
adverb + backdate
illegallyfraudulentlyretrospectivelyautomatically
- The company fraudulently backdated the documents.
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- The college agreed to backdate the scholarship to the start of the session.
कॉलेज ने छात्रवृत्ति को सत्र की शुरुआत की तिथि से लागू करने पर सहमति दी।
- Radhika's new salary will be backdated to the day she was promoted.
राधिका का नया वेतन उस दिन से लागू होगा जिस दिन उसे पदोन्नति मिली थी।
- Anyone who backdates a bill to avoid tax can be punished.
जो कोई कर बचाने के लिए बिल पर पहले की तिथि डालता है, उसे दंड मिल सकता है।
- The court ordered the firm to backdate the compensation by two years.
अदालत ने कंपनी को आदेश दिया कि मुआवज़ा दो वर्ष पहले की तिथि से दिया जाए।
- The bank does not accept a backdated cheque after six months.
बैंक छह महीने के बाद पहले की तिथि वाला चेक स्वीकार नहीं करता।
- The order was backdated so that it looked as if it had been issued before the exam.
आदेश पर पहले की तिथि डाल दी गई, ताकि ऐसा लगे कि वह परीक्षा से पहले जारी हुआ था।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The pay rise has been backdated since April.
✓ The pay rise has been backdated to April.
Use to (not since) to name the earlier date from which something takes effect.
जिस पहले की तिथि से कुछ लागू होता है, उसके लिए 'to' लगता है, 'since' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Backdate is about writing or applying an earlier date; the neighbouring words below show the opposite direction and the honest version.
'Backdate' का संबंध पहले की तिथि लिखने या लागू करने से है; नीचे के शब्द उसकी विपरीत दिशा और ईमानदार रूप दिखाते हैं।
To give a document or payment an earlier date, either honestly (a pay rise from April) or dishonestly.
किसी दस्तावेज़ या भुगतान को पहले की तिथि देना, ईमानदारी से या बेईमानी से।
- The raise was backdated to April.
To write a later date than the real one, as on a cheque that cannot be cashed yet.
असली तिथि से बाद की तिथि लिखना, जैसे उस चेक पर जो अभी भुनाया नहीं जा सकता।
- He gave a postdated cheque for the rent.
?Which word?
Do not confuse backdate (to put an earlier date on a document) and postdate (to put a later date on it, as on a postdated cheque).
Backdate (किसी दस्तावेज़ पर पिछली तारीख डालना) और postdate (उस पर आगे की तारीख डालना, जैसे postdated cheque में) में भ्रम न करें।