Search results
- Dictionaryretroactive/ˌrɛtrəʊˈaktɪv/
adjective
- 1. (especially of legislation) taking effect from a date in the past: "a big retroactive tax increase"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
People also ask
What does retroactive mean?
What does retroactive legislation mean?
What does it mean if a ruling is retroactive?
What is an example of a retroactive tax?
The meaning of RETROACTIVE is extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past; especially : made effective as of a date prior to enactment, promulgation, or imposition. How to use retroactive in a sentence.
- Overview
- Time
- Rules & Laws
- retroactive
This article provides information about the word "Retroactive". It explains its meaning as relating to a time before something happened or existed, and affecting it now. It also gives examples of how this word can be used in sentences.
The article is about the adjective relating to time.
The article provides information on rules and laws.
The article describes the meaning of the word "retroactive".
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.
Retroactive definition: operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute; retrospective. See examples of RETROACTIVE used in a sentence.
retroactive in American English. (ˌrɛtroʊˈæktɪv ) adjective. 1. having application to or effect on things done prior to its enactment. a retroactive law. 2. going into effect as of a specified date in the past. a retroactive increase.
if a law, decision, etc. is retroactive, it has effect from a date in the past before it was approved: The changes will not be retroactive. The Justice Department had opposed the retroactive application of the guidelines. retroactive to sth The proposed pay raises are retroactive to July 1.
Define retroactive. retroactive synonyms, retroactive pronunciation, retroactive translation, English dictionary definition of retroactive. adj. Influencing or applying to a period prior to enactment: a retroactive pay increase. ret′ro·ac′tive·ly adv. ret′ro·ac·tiv′i·ty n.
