Definition of retroactive Retroactive
/ɹɛˌtɹowæˈktɪv/ - [retrowaktiv] - ret•ro•ac•tive
We found 4 definitions of retroactive from 3 different sources.
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What does retroactive mean?
WordNet
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| retroactive - descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously | ||
| psychological science, psychology the science of mental life | ||
| retroactive - affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an ex-post-facto law"; "retro pay" | ||
| ex post facto, retro | ||
| retrospective concerned with or related to the past; "retrospective self-justification" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- retroactive (a.)
Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past; retrospective.
