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backing vs reinforcement

reinforcement vs backing

backing and reinforcement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
backing Yes No No No
reinforcement Yes No No No
As nouns, reinforcement is a hypernym of backing; that is, reinforcement is a word with a broader meaning than backing:
  • backing: something forming a back that is added for strengthening
  • reinforcement: a device designed to provide additional strength
Other hypernyms of backing include bed, layer, strengthener.
backing (noun) reinforcement (noun)
the act of providing approval and support an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
something forming a back that is added for strengthening a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
financial resources provided to make some project possible a device designed to provide additional strength
(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
information that makes more forcible or convincing
Difference between backing and reinforcement

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