backing

Definition of Backing in English :

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Noun

1. backing, backup, championship, patronage

the act of providing approval and support

Example Sentences:
'his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives'

2. backing, mount

something forming a back that is added for strengthening

mount

3. backing, financial backing, financial support, funding, support

financial resources provided to make some project possible

Example Sentences:
'the foundation provided support for the experiment'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Backing

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noun

1.

support given to a person, cause, or enterprise

2.

a body of supporters

3.

something that forms, protects, supports, or strengthens the back of something

4. theatre

a scenic cloth or flat placed behind a window, door, etc, in a set to mask the offstage space

5. British

musical accompaniment, esp for a pop singer

6.

the support in gold or precious metals for a country's issue of money in notes

7. meteorology

an anticlockwise change in wind direction

8. Northern England

a passageway running behind a row of terraced houses

Backing

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noun

1.

something placed in back or forming a back for support or strength

2.

support given to a person or cause

3.

those giving such support

4. Slang

a musical accompaniment

Backing

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n.

1. Something forming a back: the backing of a carpet.

2.

a. Support or aid: financial backing.

b. Approval or endorsement: The president has backing from the farm belt.

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