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back: back adj

1: being overdue or in arrears

back rent

2: being retroactive esp. as compensation

reinstated with back pay

back: I (in arrears) adjective behind, behind time, belated, deferred, delayed, detained, earlier, elapsed, expired, fore, forgotten, former, in abeyance, late, long-delayed, overdue, past, prior, tardy, unpunctual, unready associated concepts: back pay, back taxes, back time doctrine, back wages II (in reverse) adjective backward, hindermost, hindmost, hindward, posterior, rearmost, rearward, retrogressive, retrospective, reversed, turned around associated concepts: back lands III index abet, adhere (maintain loyalty), advocate, assist, avouch (guarantee), bear (support), bolster, capitalize (provide capital), cosign, countenance, delinquent (overdue), document, encourage, endorse, espouse, favor, finance, guarantee, help, invest (fund), justify, nurture, parlay (bet), promote (organize), recommend, sponsor, subsidize, support (assist), underwrite, uphold, vouch

back: v.

(1) To support or be in favor of.

(2) To support financially.

(3) To endorse or countersign.

adj.
From the past; to the rear of.

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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
Back — eines kleineren Schiffes Back eines Massengutfrachters Back ist ein s … Deutsch Wikipedia
Back — Back, a. 1. Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements. [1913 Webster] 2. Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent. [1913 Webster] 3. Moving or operating backward; as, back action. [1913 Webster] {Back… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 … Financial and business terms
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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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