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retroactive
[ re-troh-ak-tiv ]
adjective
- operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute; retrospective:
a retroactive law.
- pertaining to a pay raise effective as of a past date.
retroactive
/ ˌɛٰəʊˈæɪ /
adjective
- applying or referring to the past
retroactive legislation
- effective or operative from a date or for a period in the past
Derived Forms
- ˌٰˈپԱ, noun
- ˌٰˈپ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ···پ· adverb
- ···پ··ٲ noun
- ԴDz····پ adjective
- non····پ··ٲ noun
- ܲ····پ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of retroactive1
Example Sentences
During the Dodgers’ travel day to Philadelphia on Thursday, the team announced Freeman had been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to March 31.
Those affected will see their benefits increase or receive benefits for the first time, plus they’ll receive a one-time retroactive payment reflecting the increase dating back to January 2024.
Never have I experienced a performance come into such searing retroactive focus.
She said employees who are wrongly fired “can file a claim and seek retroactive relief. That could be back pay and benefits, which could result in a large award,” she said.
A 2013 Supreme Court ruling made this retroactive to 1929, stripping tens of thousands - mostly of Haitian descent - of their Dominican nationality.
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