backing

1. Support, especially financial. (countable, uncountable) · It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants.
2. A liner or other material added behind or underneath. (countable, uncountable) · The cardboard backing gives the notebook a little extra stiffness.
3. A backdrop. (countable, uncountable)
4. Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer. (countable, uncountable)
5. The mounting of a horse or other animal. (countable, uncountable)
6. The action of putting something back; a switching into reverse. (countable, uncountable)

Plural backings