backdate
Falsify timestamp retroactively
To backdate something is to put an earlier date on it than when it was actually created or signed: The contract was backdated to make it appear valid during the audit period.
Backdating is sometimes legitimate—applying a policy retroactively—but often implies fraud or deception, making documents appear to have existed before they did.
Distort the truth
- antedatingPreceding chronologically
- misrepresentDepict inaccurately or falsely
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- fabricateInvent or manufacture
tamper · manipulate · deceive · fraudulent · illegal · unauthorized · dishonest · deceptive
Effective from a past date
- redateAssign different time marker
- timestampRecorded moment identifier
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
clerical · records · filing · processing · correction · amendment · adjustment · official
Contracts to purchase shares
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- vestingGaining full ownership
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- accountingMaintaining financial records
earnings · fiscal · audit · capitalization · valuation · liability · disclosure · SEC
Shared position between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- leaseTemporary use contract
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- policyAdopted principle of action
coverage · terms · stipulation · clause · provision · liability · renewal · commencement
Ordered historical record
- archiveStored historical records
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- annalsYear-by-year historical account
- periodizationDivision into distinct periods
timeline · epoch · era · provenance · artifact · manuscript · authentication · antiquarian
falsify
Distort the truth
- antedatingPreceding chronologically
- misrepresentDepict inaccurately or falsely
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
fabricate · tamper · manipulate · deceive · fraudulent · illegal · unauthorized · dishonest · deceptive · underhanded
retroactive
Effective from a past date
- redateAssign different time marker
- timestampRecorded moment identifier
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
documentation · clerical · records · filing · processing · correction · amendment · adjustment · official · authorization
stock options
Contracts to purchase shares
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- vestingGaining full ownership
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
accounting · earnings · fiscal · audit · capitalization · valuation · liability · disclosure · SEC · regulatory
agreement
Shared position between parties
policy · coverage · terms · stipulation · clause · provision · liability · renewal · commencement · execution
chronicle
Ordered historical record
- archiveStored historical records
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- annalsYear-by-year historical account
periodization · timeline · epoch · era · provenance · artifact · manuscript · authentication · antiquarian · historical record
- clock actionsset alarm, snooze, calibrate, synchronize, keep time