{
    "term": "backing",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "help and support from somebody to do something; financial support for something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The police gave the proposals their full backing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have won financial backing from the EU."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The teachers have the full backing of the parents."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They brought the legal action with the backing of their MP."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They want backing for more research."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Who's going to provide the backing?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The museum has always received limited financial backing from the local authority."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "support",
            "topics": ["Business", "Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["solid", "strong", "full"],
                "verb + backing": ["have", "gain", "get"],
                "backing + verb": ["come from somebody/​something"],
                "preposition": [
                    "with the backing",
                    "without the backing",
                    "backing for"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "material attached to the back of something in order to protect it or make it stronger",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Remove the backing paper from the adhesive tape."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fabric has a special backing for durability."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "music that goes with the main singer or tune",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **backing group/singer/track**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Who did the **backing vocals** on that track?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbækɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ba/backing/backing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbækɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ba/backing/backing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}