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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
/ ˌrɛtrəʊˈæktɪv /
adjective
- applying or referring to the past
retroactive legislation
- effective or operative from a date or for a period in the past
Derived Forms
- ˌretroˈactiveness, noun
- ˌretroˈactively, adverb
Other Words From
- ret·ro·ac·tive·ly adverb
- ret·ro·ac·tiv·i·ty noun
- non·ret·ro·ac·tive adjective
- non·ret·ro·ac·tiv·i·ty noun
- un·ret·ro·ac·tive adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of retroactive1
Example Sentences
A 2013 Supreme Court ruling made this retroactive to 1929, stripping tens of thousands - mostly of Haitian descent - of their Dominican nationality.
The free housing program never claimed the vouchers would work on retroactive stays or ones already booked — nor did the promotion campaign mention that they wouldn’t.
It will not be retroactive, meaning that it’s only applicable to future discoveries, not past ones.
And Boeing withdrew its offer then to make that pay increase retroactive to the beginning of March.
The hope is the new pay will help recruitment efforts, though there is also concern that current officers will take their retroactive pay raises and leave.
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