Definitions for retroactive

retroactive ret·ro·ac·tive

Spelling: [re-troh-ak-tiv]
IPA: /ˌrɛ troʊˈæk tɪv/

Retroactive is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 574 anagrams from letters in retroactive (aceeiorrttv).

Definitions for retroactive

adjective

  1. operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute; retrospective:
  2. pertaining to a pay raise effective as of a past date.

Origin of retroactive

First recorded in 1605-15; retro- + active

Examples for retroactive

The corroboration that apparently led him to put faith in Ben-Menashe's testimony was retroactive.

“retroactive to the time I started working on the story,” added Penny.

This is what occurs in the retroactive attitude of the head.

Love is expressed by a retroactive, never by a forward movement.

Despite his red-hot debate showings—and a retroactive win in Iowa—Senator Sweatervest was basically a nonfactor in Florida.

Lavalle and his three pals allegedly pocketed a cut of the retroactive lump sum ofas much as $100,000 that each claimant received.

On the other hand, the retroactive effects of true charity are most beneficial.

There is not any question that we do not want to make it retroactive.

For a pair such as Viola and Perov, who have co-created work for decades, there is also precedent for retroactive co-authorship.

What this may do is reduce the retroactive awards that folks get when they finally manage to get their disability claim approved.

Word Value for retroactive
Scrable

16

Words with friends

18

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