backdating
backdating is the present participle and gerund of backdate.
Meaning of backdate
Verb
backdate (third-person singular simple present backdates, present participle backdating, simple past and past participle backdated)
- To give or assign a date to a document that is earlier than the current or true date.
Noun
backdating (plural backdatings)
- The act by which something is backdated.
- Before discussing the securities fraud class action, we are going to outline the relevant events relating to the alleged backdatings and other issues […]2008, Harold S. Bloomenthal, Going Public and the Public Corporation, volume 4
Forms of backdating
| plural | backdatings |
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Questions about backdating
- What does backdating mean?
- Backdating means the act by which something is backdated.
- What is backdating the present participle and gerund of?
- Backdating is the present participle and gerund of backdate.
- What part of speech is backdating?
- Backdating is a noun.
- What is the plural of backdating?
- The plural of backdating is backdatings.
Words near backdating in the dictionary
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