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- Dictionaryretroactively/ˌrɛtrəʊˈaktɪvli/
adverb
- 1. with effect from a date in the past: "the new rates will apply retroactively from January 1"
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Find three synonyms for retroactively, a word that means extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or condition. See examples, related words and phrases, and word tools.
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(of a law or decision) in a way that has effect from a date before it was approved: The courts cannot apply a new rule retroactively. They imposed the safety rule retroactively. See. retroactive. Fewer examples. They passed a law retroactively banning the chemicals. The ban was intended to apply retroactively.
/ˌˈrɛtroʊˌæktɪv/ IPA guide. The adjective retroactive refers to something happening now that affects the past. For example, a retroactive tax is one that is passed at one time, but payable back to a time before the tax was passed.
