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Meaning of "retroactively" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETROACTIVELY

retroactively  [ˌretrəʊˈæktɪvlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETROACTIVELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Retroactively is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES RETROACTIVELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Retroactive

Retroactive may refer to: ▪ Retroactive, an album by Grand Puba ▪ Retro-active, an album by Karizma ▪ Retro Active, an album by Def Leppard ▪ Retroactive, a 1997 movie starring James Belushi and Kylie Travis...

Definition of retroactively in the English dictionary

The definition of retroactively in the dictionary is retrospectively.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETROACTIVELY


abstractively
æbˈstræktɪvlɪ
attractively
əˈtræktɪvlɪ
coactively
kəʊˈæktɪvlɪ
collectively
kəˈlektɪvlɪ
contractively
kənˈtræktɪvlɪ
counteractively
ˌkaʊntərˈæktɪvlɪ
detractively
dɪˈtræktɪvlɪ
diffractively
dɪˈfræktɪvlɪ
effectively
ɪˈfɛktɪvlɪ
extractively
ɪkˈstræktɪvlɪ
inactively
ɪnˈæktɪvlɪ
inductively
ɪnˈdʌktɪvlɪ
interactively
ˌɪntərˈæktɪvlɪ
radioactively
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈæktɪvlɪ
reactively
rɪˈæktɪvlɪ
refractively
rɪˈfræktɪvlɪ
respectively
rɪˈspɛktɪvlɪ
retractively
rɪˈtræktɪvlɪ
selectively
sɪˈlɛktɪvlɪ
unattractively
ˌʌnəˈtræktɪvlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETROACTIVELY

retro
retro-operative
retroact
retroaction
retroactive
retroactive inhibition
retroactive interference
retroactiveness
retroactivity
retrobulbar
retrocede
retrocedence
retrocedent
retrocession
retrocessive
retrochoir
retrocognition
retrodict
retrodiction
retrodictive

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETROACTIVELY

actively
aggressively
alternatively
collaboratively
comparatively
creatively
cumulatively
excessively
exclusively
extensively
lively
lovely
massively
negatively
positively
progressively
qualitatively
quantitatively
relatively
successively
tentatively

Synonyms and antonyms of retroactively in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «retroactively» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETROACTIVELY

Find out the translation of retroactively to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of retroactively from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «retroactively» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

追溯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retroactivamente
570 millions of speakers

English

retroactively
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिक्रिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بأثر رجعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

задним числом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retroativamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাপকভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rétroactivement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara retroaktif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rückwirkend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

遡及的に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소급
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Retroactively
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hồi tố
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடந்தகாலத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्वलक्षीपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geriye dönük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

retroattivamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

z mocą wsteczną
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заднім числом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

retroactiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναδρομικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terugwerkend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

retroaktivt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilbakevirkende kraft
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of retroactively

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETROACTIVELY»

The term «retroactively» is regularly used and occupies the 63.019 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETROACTIVELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «retroactively» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «retroactively» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about retroactively

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QUOTES WITH «RETROACTIVELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word retroactively.
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Simon Pegg
I don't know about doing a sequel. I think you can retroactively damage a product by adding to it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETROACTIVELY»

Discover the use of retroactively in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to retroactively and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Consumer Protection Law Developments
When a change is applied retroactively, the privacy practices articulated in the new policy apply to information collected under former privacy policies. Whether a change is prospective or retroactive often affects the amount of scrutiny that it will ...
‎2009
2
On Same-sex Marriage, Civil Unions, and the Rule of Law: ...
Even if the intention to retroactively validate a statute could be constructively inferred when a mass mailing has made that effect of the amendment clear, however, this would not help establish that the Hawaii amendment should have been ...
Mark Philip Strasser, 2002
3
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Death
It stands or falls on the strength of the immunity thesis, and earlier it was shown that the immunity thesis is false since interests may be furthered (or impaired) retroactively. So we are down to the second argument. According to effectivism, a  ...
Ben Bradley, Fred Feldman, Jens Johansson, 2013
4
Law of Property Rights Protection: Limitations on ...
either to discover "clear" legislative intent to have the law apply retroactively,31 or to classify the change as non,substantive.32 However, even if there is intent that the law is to apply retroactively, a court will not give effect to that intent if the ...
Jan Laitos, 1998
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WTO Analytical Index 2 Volume Set: Guide to WTO Law and Practice
Article 20.2 SCM Agreement sets forth the circumstances in which definitive countervailing duties may be applied retroactively for the period during which provisional measures were applied. Similarly, in critical circumstances, Article 20.6 SCM ...
Legal Affairs Division, World Trade Organization, Legal Affairs Division World Trade Organization, 2007
6
WTO Disputes: Anti-dumping, Subsidies and Safeguards
ment and/or request guarantees to ensure that, should such a review result in a determination of dumping in respect of such producers or exporters, anti- dumping duties can be levied retroactively to the date of the initiation of the review.
Edwin A. Vermulst, Folkert Graafsma, 2002
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Index digest of the published decisions of the Comptroller ...
Page Civilian — Continued Contributions — Continued Waiver of debt collection An employee who was separated from his position pursuant to a re- duction-in- force was retroactively reinstated and awarded backpay when it was determined  ...
United States. General Accounting Office, 1988
8
Xenograffiti: Essays on Fantastic Literature
The ISBN number was assigned retroactively. A facsimile reprint of the 1948 Shasta edition. The Moon Metal, by Garrett P. Serviss, with a new introduction and bibliography by Darrell C. Richardson. 163 p. Cover illustration by Eric Bess.
R. Reginald, 1996
9
Wiley CPA Examination Review, Outlines and Study Guides
Changes to or from the equity method—when an investor changes from the cost adjusted for fair value to the equity method, the investment account must be adjusted retroactively and prior years' income and retained earnings must be ...
Patrick R. Delaney, O. Ray Whittington, 2010
10
Administrative Law
Therefore, the reasons for applying it retroactively in the first impression case may not be present in the instant case. Looking at the equities in this case, it appears that Coca-Cola (D) tried to conform its conduct with the well-established and ...
Casenotes, Casenote Legal Briefs, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETROACTIVELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term retroactively is used in the context of the following news items.
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Court ruling on marijuana DUI issue isn't retroactive
PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona court has ruled that a previous decision on driving under the influence of drugs doesn't apply retroactively. A 2014 state Supreme ... «FOX 10 News Phoenix, May 15»
2
Tory Move To Retroactively Rewrite Gun Law Is No Big Concern …
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Tony Clement says concerns over a Conservative move to retroactively rewrite the law in order to stop an investigation of ... «Huffington Post Canada, May 15»
3
Retroactive Conservative Law Can't Be Stopped: Legal Experts
OTTAWA - Legal and parliamentary experts say there's nothing to stop the Harper government from retroactively rewriting a law to absolve RCMP wrongdoing ... «Huffington Post Canada, May 15»
4
Fla. High Court Says Med Mal Cap Can't Apply Retroactively
The Supreme Court said the Third District Court of Appeal misunderstood the high court's precedent regarding the retroactive application of a statute and sided ... «Law360, May 15»
5
Lawsuit: Sex offender requirements applied retroactively
The lawsuit, filed Friday in Baltimore City Circuit Court, says the state retroactively increased the length of time certain sex offenders had to remain on the registry ... «WBAL Baltimore, May 15»
6
Tories set 'perilous precedent' by retroactively changing law to …
OTTAWA — The federal information commissioner says the Conservative government is setting a “perilous precedent” by retroactively rewriting Canada's ... «National Post, May 15»
7
Chesterfield School Board retroactively approves $100k in work
The Chesterfield County School Board on Tuesday night retroactively approved $94,000 worth of work a school administrator allowed a contractor to begin in ... «Richmond.com, May 15»
8
Third Circuit won't apply Dodd-Frank retroactively, dismisses …
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court has affirmed a prior decision that dismissed the retaliation claim made by a former employee against Animas ... «The Pennsylvania Record, Apr 15»
9
Tories should penalize themselves retroactively for unbalanced …
OTTAWA — If the federal government is serious about penalizing cabinet ministers for unbalanced budgets, Conservatives should retroactively pay the penalties ... «Toronto Sun, Apr 15»
10
Efficiency Maine cuts rebate rates
An earlier version of this report stated that the rebates had been reduced retroactively. Efficiency Maine sent out notice of the proposed reductions prior to ... «Bangor Daily News, Apr 15»

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