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backing

[bak-ing]

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noun

aid or support of any kind.
Synonyms: encouragement, patronage, sanction, sponsorship, endorsement, assistance, help
supporters or backers collectively.
something that forms the back or is placed at or attached to the back of anything to support, strengthen, or protect it.
Theater., a curtain or flat placed behind a window, entrance, or other opening in a stage set to conceal the offstage area.
material for backing a joist or rafter.
a bevel given to the outer and upper edge of a hip rafter.
the musical accompaniment for a soloist; backup.

backing

/ ˈbækɪŋ /

support given to a person, cause, or enterprise
a body of supporters
something that forms, protects, supports, or strengthens the back of something
theatre a scenic cloth or flat placed behind a window, door, etc, in a set to mask the offstage space
musical accompaniment, esp for a pop singer
the support in gold or precious metals for a country's issue of money in notes
meteorol an anticlockwise change in wind direction
a passageway running behind a row of terraced houses

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Origin of backing¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; back ¹ + -ing ¹

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“This would have provided a large part of the U.K. and Europe’s rare earths, but there was zero backing,” said Michael Scherb, Appian’s CEO.

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