ret
ro
ac
tive
1
applied or taken effect from a past date or event
- The new tax law is retroactive to the beginning of the year.
- Employees received a retroactive salary increase for the past six months.
- The court’s decision had a retroactive impact on similar cases.
- The policy change was made retroactive to cover previous agreements.
- His promotion came with a retroactive pay adjustment.
Antonyms:
2
affecting things past
Synonyms: