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on background

on background prepositional phrase: with the understanding that the information is not to be attributed to a specific source or quoted.

Prepositional phrase

  1. With the understanding that the information is not to be attributed to a specific source or quoted.
    • I'm in trouble now. They published what I gave them on background.

Questions about on background

What does on background mean?
On background means with the understanding that the information is not to be attributed to a specific source or quoted.
What part of speech is on background?
On background is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on background in the dictionary

  1. on and popping
  2. on another note
  3. on any view
  4. on at
  5. on average
  6. on background
  7. on bad terms
  8. on bail
  9. on balance
  10. on base
  11. on behalf of

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