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backative

backative noun: backing (financial or otherwise); support.

Noun

backative (uncountable)

  1. (Caribbean, Jamaica) backing (financial or otherwise); support

Origin of backative

From back + -ative.

Questions about backative

What does backative mean?
Backative means backing (financial or otherwise); support.
What part of speech is backative?
Backative is a noun.

Words near backative in the dictionary

  1. backarcs
  2. backare
  3. backassward
  4. backasswards
  5. backatcha
  6. backative
  7. backazimuth
  8. backazimuths
  9. backbag
  10. backbags
  11. backball

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