backing
pronunciation
How to pronounce backing in British English:
UK [ˈbækɪŋ]
How to pronounce backing in American English:
US [ˈbækɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the act of providing approval and support
- something forming a back that is added for strengthening
- financial resources provided to make some project possible
Word Origin
- backing (n.)
- 1590s, "support;" 1640s, "retreat;" verbal noun from back (v.). Physical sense of "anything forming a backing to something else" is from 1793. Meaning "musical accompaniment" is recorded from 1940.
Example
- 1. But he promptly won the prime minister 's backing .
- 2. To her , you are presumably a source of financial backing .
- 3. It needs america 's security backing , but its industrial future increasingly depends on east asia .
- 4. Liverpool has backing from the shanghai authorities .
- 5. Their political backing is important too .