backing
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2.6
- noun
- /ˈbækɪŋ/
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apoyo
- The charity received financial backing to help fund their outreach programs.
Tech is going to become has more finance backing than we see scientific studies get.
- Tech is going to become has more finance backing than we see scientific studies get.
- Like we've like no loans, no big time backing, no corporate backing, nothing.
- So then he met with me and politely offered me backing for my clothing line.
- People have been playing backing tracks for decades, decades.
Examples
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Many startups struggle to secure backing from investors for their innovative ideas.
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So then he met with me and politely offered me backing for my clothing line.
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There is some, you know, good scientific backing on these ideas.
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And they had no backing, no funding, just a lot of drive and passion.
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And you know, for us, we are so focused on backing entrepreneurs.
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There is more science backing up remote viewing.
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We will be bold in backing the aspirations of working people.
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Backing of a number of our leading merchants for another expedition.
Fiction book (1999) -
TED hosts talks from very different political backings all the time; that's one of the great things about it.
Blog text (2) -
WILL IT GET GOVERNMENT BACKING?
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.0
Help given to someone that makes a task easier or gives money
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1.0
Help given to people or places in need
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2.6
Money that an organization or government gives for a project
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1.0
Money given to help a person or project
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2.4
Extra help or support given to someone
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2.1
Money given to help pay for a project, charity, or person
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1.4
Someone who gives support when you need it
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3.3
Help by giving money or goods to people in need
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6.0
Support, often money, that people give to art or cultural groups
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3.1
Money given to help a project, business, or person
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4.1
Full loyal help and agreement without any doubt
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Etymology
Backing comes from back, which means the 'rear' or the support behind someone; to 'back' someone is to stand behind them and help. So backing means support or approval, like money or help, because it is like giving someone your 'back'.