Backing and Fund

Backing

Backing noun - An act or instance of helping.

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Fund and backing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fund" instead a verb "Backing".

Nearby Words: back, background, backer, backup, backed

Fund verb - To furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income.

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Backing and fund are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Backing" with "Fund", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: funding, funded

generous	generous backing	generous fund
substantial	substantial backing	substantial fund
legal	legal backing	legal fund
entire	entire backing	entire fund
Other adjectives: massive, major, mental, national.

However, western comic book fans will come to the aid of manga fans should the manga fandom find itself in trouble: When the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund defended Christopher Handley in a case involving obscene content in manga, nearly all of the CBLDF's backing came from western comic book fans.

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