retroactive

It means something that applies backwards to some point in time already passed.

Here is one example.

I pay $50 a month for something. Let's say my cable television. I have been paying this amount for the last 12 months. But last week, I found out that I am eligible for a discount of $5 per month because I also get my Internet from them. In fact, I've been getting my Internet for

Grammar GeekIt means something that applies backwards to some point in time already passed.

Here is one example.

I pay $50 a month for something. Let's say my cable television. I have been paying this amount for the last 12 months. But last week, I found out that I am eligible for a discount of $5 per month because I also get my Internet from them. In fa

retroactively: for something done in the past

Jackson, here's the explanation for the part in red.

I have been paying $50 each month.

If the discount applies retroactively for six months, I only needed to pay $45 for each of those months. That gives me a $5 credit for each of those six months, or $30.

My next bill will come for $45 (now that the discount is in place) but I have this credit of $30, so it will only b

Thanks a lot, GG. You are one of the nicest ladies in this world.

Kind regards, Jackson

Thanks Jackson. Tell that to my ex-husband.

So you will hear the phrase "a retroactive discount".

Is that a question?

Personally, I've never heard a "retroactive discount" but I have heard about discounts that have been applied retroactively.