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back: back back [bæk] verb [transitive]

1. to support someone or something, especially by giving money or using your influence:

• The board backed Mr Standley, who plans to cut costs.

• Shareholders have backed a plan to build a second plant.

2. FINANCE if Securities are backed by particular assets, they are supported by income from them:

• This new generation of securities is backed by aircraft leases, royalty streams from films, student loans and auto loans.
— see also asset-backed security ➔ security

back something → up phrasal verb [transitive]

COMPUTING to put copies of information held on a computer onto a disk, so that the information is not lost if there is a problem with the computer:

• This allows users to back up the database without shutting it down.

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back UK US /bæk/ verb [T]

► to give support or approval to someone or something: »Shareholders will be asked to back the proposals.

► FINANCE to provide financial support for someone or something: »A handful of firms will sell more than $2 billion of bonds backed by home equity, credit card, and other loans.
»Demand continues for government-backed loans.
»Investors are snapping up asset-backed bonds.

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back UK US /bæk/ adjective [before noun]

● back pay/rent/tax, etc. — Cf. back rent/tax

● on the back burner — Cf. on the back burner

● take a back seat — Cf. take a back seat

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back UK US /bæk/ adverb

► in return or reply: »I'm busy at the moment - can I call you back?
»I e-mailed the customer services department and they said they would get back to me tomorrow.

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back — back1 [bak] n. [ME bak < OE baec; akin to ON bak, OHG bahho] 1. the part of the body opposite to the front; in humans and many other animals, the part to the rear or top reaching from the nape of the neck to the end of the spine 2. the… … English World dictionary
Back — (b[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Backed} (b[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Backing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To get upon the back of; to mount. [1913 Webster] I will back him [a horse] straight. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To place or seat upon the back. [R.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
back — ► NOUN 1) the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips. 2) the corresponding upper surface of an animal s body. 3) the side or part of something away from the viewer. 4) the side or part of an object that is not normally seen … English terms dictionary
Back — (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Back — Back, adv. [Shortened from aback.] 1. In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back. [1913 Webster] 2. To the place from which one came; to the place or person from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back for something… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Back-up — auch: Back|up 〈[bæ̣kʌp] n. 15 oder m. 6; EDV〉 Sicherungskopie von Computerdateien auf einem zweiten Speichermedium (neben der Festplatte) od. in komprimierter Form [<engl. backup „Rückendeckung, Unterstützung; Sicherheitskopie“] * * * Back up … Universal-Lexikon

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