backing

Definition

Support, especially financial.

Etymology

From back + -ing.

Example Sentences

• "It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants."
• "The cardboard backing gives the notebook a little extra stiffness."
• "An old print was discovered some time ago in an arch at Waterloo Dock Goods Station[,] Liverpool, in use as a backing on which to write time sheets."