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backstopping

backstopping is the present participle and gerund of backstop.

Meaning of backstop

Verb

backstop (third-person singular simple present backstops, present participle backstopping, simple past and past participle backstopped)

  1. (transitive) To serve as backstop for.
  2. (transitive) To bolster, support.
    • Russia signalled on Monday it would backstop the European Union's bailout of Cyprus despite anger that the weekend rescue deal would impose heavy losses on uninsured depositors, many of them Russian.2013 March 26, Douglas Busvine, Darya Korsunskaya, “Russia backstops Cyprus bailout despite anger”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2013

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Questions about backstopping

What is backstopping the present participle and gerund of?
Backstopping is the present participle and gerund of backstop.

Words near backstopping in the dictionary

  1. backstones
  2. backstop
  3. backstopped
  4. backstopper
  5. backstoppers
  6. backstopping
  7. backstops
  8. backstore
  9. backstores
  10. backstories
  11. backstory

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