backstop

Verb

transitive

(transitive) To serve as backstop for. / (transitive) To bolster, support.

Japanese Meaning

支える、補強する / 後ろ盾となる / 後方から支援する

What is this buttons?

The central bank agreed to backstop the collapsing mortgage market to prevent broader financial contagion.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

中央銀行は、より広範な金融の連鎖を防ぐため、崩壊しつつある住宅ローン市場を最後の支えとして支援することに同意した。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To serve as backstop for.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To bolster, support.

Russia signalled on Monday it would backstop the European Union's bailout of Cyprus despite anger that the weekend rescue deal would impose heavy losses on uninsured depositors, many of them Russian.

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backstops

（ present singular third-person ）

backstopping

（ participle present ）

backstopped

（ participle past ）

backstopped

（ past ）

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