🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

soutien financier

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sutjɛ̃ fɪnɑ̃sje

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Financial-backing/faɪˈnæn.ʃəl ˈbæk.ɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le projet a besoin d'un soutien financier solide pour réussir."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Support in the form of money or monetary resources given to a person, project, or organization.

    "The startup successfully launched its new product line thanks to strong financial-backing from angel investors."
  2. 2

    Monetary guarantees or capital reserves ensuring the security or viability of an undertaking.

    "The municipal project requires solid financial-backing before the construction contracts can be finalized."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'financial,' derived from the Old French 'financier' (pertaining to finance and money matters originating from the Latin 'finis' meaning settlement), and 'backing,' stemming from the Germanic root 'bak' meaning the back or rear part of the body, evolving to mean support or endorsement. Together, the compound phrase emerged in modern economic and business lexicon to signify monetary support provided to an enterprise or individual.

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