Spanish Conversation · Level 135
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Spanish word
retroactivo
Pronunciation
IPA/retɾoakˈtiβo/
Meaning
- adjectiveretroactive
Example
La decisión tendrá efectos retroactivos.
The decision will have retroactive effects.
More examples
El gobierno aprobó un pago retroactivo a los empleados.
The government approved back pay for the employees.
Core concept
An official measure that reaches back to affect past dates.
Common phrases
efecto retroactivo
retroactive effect
pago retroactivo
back pay
Similar words
previo: Existing beforehand and already in place before an event occurs.
anterior: Situated earlier in time or sequence, coming before something else.
Definition in Spanish
Señala que los efectos de una norma, resolución o pago alcanzan períodos anteriores a su fecha de aplicación.
Word origin
Derived from Latin retro- 'back' and activus 'active, having force', conveying the idea of an action applied backward in time.
Usage tips
- The adjective agrees in gender and number (retroactivo, retroactiva, retroactivos, retroactivas) and commonly appears with tener efecto or aplicarse.
Opposites
- prospectivoprospectiveadjective
Related words
- retroactividadretroactivitynoun
- retroactivamenteretroactivelyadverb