Definition
Acting as a barrier or safety net; providing protection against failure or loss.
Etymology
Present participle of 'backstop', adding '-ing' to describe the ongoing action of providing protection or serving as a final defense.
Kelly Says
During the 2008 financial crisis, the government was 'backstopping' failing banks—essentially guaranteeing losses so the entire economy wouldn't collapse like dominoes!
Translations
BNবাংলা
সমর্থন
somor-thon
CSČeština
podpora
po-dor-ah
DEDeutsch
Unterstützung
oon-ter-shtoet-zung
ELΕλληνικά
υποστήριξη
ee-pos-tee-ree-kee
ESEspañol
apoyo
ah-POH-yo
FRFrançais
soutien
soo-t-ee-ehn
HIहिन्दी
समर्थन
samar-than
HUMagyar
támogatás
tah-mo-tah-shahs
IDBahasa Indonesia
dukungan
doo-koo-ngan
ITItaliano
supporto
soo-por-toh
KMKM
ប្រយោជន៍
bra-yo-ch-on
MSBahasa Melayu
sokongan
so-kon-gan
MYမြန်မာ
ပကြောင်း
pa-kya-ng
NLNederlands
ondersteuning
ohn-der-stey-ning
PLPolski
wsparcie
vspar-chee
PTPortuguês
apoio
ah-POH-ee-oh
RORomână
sprijin
spree-jeen
RUРусский
поддержка
podderzhka
SWKiswahili
usaid
oo-said
TEతెలుగు
సపోర్ట్
sa-por-t
THไทย
การสนับสนุน
gaan-sahn-baps-sorn
TLTL
pag-suporta
pa-g-soo-por-ta
UKУкраїнська
підтримка
pid-trim-ka
URاردو
مہربانی
meh-ra-ba-nee
VITiếng Việt
hỗ trợ
ho-tro
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la