German word

rückwirkend

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʁʏkˌvɪʁkənt/

Meaning

  • adjectiveretroactive

Example

Die rückwirkende Regelung gilt ab dem 1. Januar.

The retroactive regulation applies from January 1.

Illustration for rückwirkend (retroactive)

More examples

Es gab eine rückwirkende Änderung des Vertrags.

There was a retroactive amendment to the contract.

Core concept

A later action whose force travels backward to an earlier point in time.

Common phrases

  • rückwirkende Änderung

    retroactive amendment

  • rückwirkende Regelung

    retroactive regulation

  • rückwirkende Gutschrift

    retroactive refund

Similar words

retroaktiv: Applying a law or regulation to past events or periods.
nachträglich: Added or altered later, after the event it concerns has occurred.
rückdatiert: Marked with a date earlier than the actual date of creation or issue.
nachwirkend: Leaving effects that continue after the original event, possibly after a delay.

Definition in German

rückwirkend bezeichnet Handlungen oder Zahlungen, die mit Wirkung in die Vergangenheit gelten.

Word origin

Rückwirkend developed from rückwirken, combining rück- for backward direction with wirken for producing an effect, and uses the present participle adjectivally.

Usage tips

  • Rückwirkend concerns an effect on an earlier date, whereas rückblickend describes looking back or reviewing the past.

Other meanings

  • retroactivelyadverb
  • retrospectivelyadverb

Opposites

  • prospektivprospectiveadjective

Related words

  • Rückwirkungretroactive effectnoun
  • rückwirkenhave retroactive effectverb

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