backing

C1 Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #6684

Meanings

1

noun
Support and approval given to a person, plan, or cause.

The campaign won the backing of several major newspapers.
2

noun
Money provided to make a project possible.

With your financial backing, we can open the restaurant within three months.
3

noun
A layer of material added behind or underneath something to strengthen it.

The cardboard backing gives the notebook extra stiffness.

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Synonyms

1 noun · support and approval given... support patronage

2 noun · money provided to make a... support

3 noun · a layer of material added... mount

Word family

Forms backings

Derived forms linebacking

Etymology

From back + -ing.

Topics

Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives

# backing

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)
**Frequency rank:** 6684

## Meanings
1. Support and approval given to a person, plan, or cause.
2. Money provided to make a project possible.
3. A layer of material added behind or underneath something to strengthen it.

## Examples
- The campaign won the backing of several major newspapers.
- With your financial backing, we can open the restaurant within three months.
- The cardboard backing gives the notebook extra stiffness.

## Derived Forms
- linebacking

## Etymology
From back + -ing.

## AI Etymology
Backing is from back + -ing. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include support and approval given to a person, plan, or cause, money provided to make a project possible, and a layer of material added behind or underneath something to strengthen it. The wider family includes derived forms such as linebacking.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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