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back·ing  (bkng)

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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backing [ˈbækɪŋ]

n

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. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Theatre a scenic cloth or flat placed behind a window, door, etc., in a set to mask the offstage space

5. (Music / Pop Music) musical accompaniment, esp for a pop singer

6. (Economics) the support in gold or precious metals for a country's issue of money in notes

7. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol an anticlockwise change in wind direction

8. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Northern English a passageway running behind a row of terraced houses

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	backing - the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" patronage, championship, backup approval, approving, blessing - the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
	2.	backing - something forming a back that is added for strengthening mount framework - a structure supporting or containing something layer, bed - single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" strengthener, reinforcement - a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"
	3.	backing - financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" financial backing, financial support, funding, support resource - available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed

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backing

noun

1. support, seconding, championing, promotion, sanction, approval, blessing, encouragement, endorsement, patronage, accompaniment, advocacy, moral support, espousal He said the president had the full backing of his government.

2. assistance, support, help, funds, aid, grant, subsidy, sponsorship, patronage She brought her action with the financial backing of the BBC.

3. lining, reinforcement, underlay Remove the backing.

4. accompaniment, harmony, orchestration Tapes provided the backing.

Translations

backing [ˈbækɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= support) → apoyo m (Comm) → respaldo m (financiero)

2. (Mus) → acompañamiento m

3. (= protective layer) → refuerzo m

B. CPD backing group N (Mus) → grupo m de acompañamiento
backing singer N (Mus) → corista mf
backing store N (Comput) → memoria f auxiliar
backing vocals NPL (Mus) → coros mpl

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backing [ˈbækɪŋ] n

(= support, endorsement) (for person, project) → soutien m, appui m

(= financial support, funding) → soutien m financier

(= musical accompaniment) → accompagnement m

(= protective layer) with a cloth backing → sur fond de toile, entoilé(e)
with a cardboard backing → sur fond de carton, cartonné(e)
backing group n → groupe accompagnant un chanteur)m >
backing vocals npl
"backing vocals" (on label) → "chœurs"
to sing backing vocals for sb → faire les chœurs pour qn
back issue n (= back number) [magazine, newspaper] → vieux numéro m

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backing

n

(= support) → Unterstützung f; backing store (Comput) → Ergänzungsspeicher m

(Mus) → Begleitung f; backing group → Begleitband f; backing singer → Begleitsänger(in) m(f); backing vocals → Begleitung f

(for picture frame, for strengthening) → Rücken (→ verstärkung f) m; (for carpet, wallpaper etc) → Rücken (→ beschichtung f) m

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backing [ˈbækɪŋ] n

a. (support) → appoggio, sostegno (Comm) → finanziamento

b. (Mus) → accompagnamento

c. (protective layer of paper, cloth) → rivestimento, strato protettivo

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backing [ˈbækɪŋ] n

a. (support) → appoggio, sostegno (Comm) → finanziamento

b. (Mus) → accompagnamento

c. (protective layer of paper, cloth) → rivestimento, strato protettivo

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