retropayment

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noun

Retroactive payment.

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Meanings

nounretropayment (plural retropayments)

plural retropayments

  1. Retroactive payment.

    […] retropayments would serve as compensation […]

    1983, Wage and Hour Cases
    1 more example

    [This, regarding] retropayments is void and of no effect.[…]

    1936, United States, United States Code Service, Lawyers Edition: All Federal Laws of a General and Permanent Nature Arranged in Accordance with the Section Numbering of the United States Code and the Supplements Thereto

Origin

From retro- + payment.

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APA

retropayment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retropayment

MLA

“retropayment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retropayment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retropayment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retropayment.

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