How do you pronounce retroactive?

retroactive is pronounced as /ˌrɛtroʊˈæktɪv/.

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retroactive

⏪retroactive (rétroactif)

adjective

/ˌrɛtroʊˈæktɪv/

rétroactif (retroactif)

retrieve retrofitting

Signification

applying to a period before it was enacted or established

Traduction de la signification

s'appliquant à une période avant qu'il ne soit mis en place ou établi

Phrases d'exemple

The new law was made retroactive to cover past cases.

La nouvelle loi a été rendue rétroactive pour couvrir les affaires passées.

Synonymes

retrospective, backward-looking, ex post facto

Antonymes

prospective, forward-looking

Collocations

retroactive effect, retroactive law, retroactive pay

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