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Meanings of backstop in English

Portuguese
receptor
Catalan
receptor
Spanish
receptor

(Baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher.

receptor
Usage of backstop in English
1
She said: In the euro area, a common fiscal backstop remains missing.
The Guardian
2
Is that an appropriate use for a government backstop? she told Reuters.
Reuters
3
So-called too-big-to-fail banks are those perceived to have an implicit government backstop.
Reuters
4
A right for Britain to unilaterally decide it will leave the backstop.
Reuters
5
That is the government's backstop, to use a choice phrase, he said.
The Guardian
6
We want to get a good deal that abolishes the anti-democratic backstop.
The Guardian
7
Johnson says the border backstop must be replaced to reach any deal.
Reuters
8
The EU has repeatedly said the backstop is not up for negotiation.
The Guardian
9
Sir, -Perhaps it may be time for compromise on the backstop.
The Irish Times
10
Johnson has refused to meet EU leaders until the backstop is scrapped.
The Guardian
11
The European Union has ruled out renegotiating the principle behind the backstop.
Reuters
12
Critically, it did not include the words on the contentious Irish backstop.
The Guardian
13
It is not too late to get real change to the backstop.
Reuters
14
Here is a guide to the latest on the vexed backstop issue.
Reuters
15
It is the backstop … We have a proposal that does work.
The Guardian
16
The backstop cannot be time limited exactly because it is a backstop.
The Guardian
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Translations for backstop
Catalan
receptor
Spanish
receptor
Backstop through the time
Backstop across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare