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Meanings of underpin in English

Portuguese
sustentar
Catalan
sustentar
Spanish
sustentar

Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm.

sustentar
Usage of underpin in English
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Goosing values ahead of time would help underpin a new share sale.
Reuters
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This development would underpin the company's future electricity supply growth, he said.
The Irish Times
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Deregulation helped to underpin the free movement of people within the EU.
The Irish Times
4
This will underpin consumer spending and economic growth this year, he said.
The Irish Times
5
Private and family-owned businesses underpin a large part of the Irish economy.
The Irish Times
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Demographically, Saudi has a large, young population that will underpin many sectors.
Reuters
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Talk of more supply cuts by producers has also helped underpin prices.
Reuters
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The emphasis is often on the theoretical principles that underpin the subject.
How to get a job in a museum or art gallery
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Further studies are needed to understand the mechanisms that underpin this finding.
Pubmed
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Science investigates and explains the natural mechanisms that underpin the natural world.
The Irish Times
11
They underpin a vast network of labour programmes where consent is impossible.
The Guardian
12
Strong governance and stable well-functioning institutions underpin the world's most successful economies.
The Irish Times
13
These are tasks that will underpin everything that we do this year.
The South African
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He is building up the trust required to underpin any lasting settlement.
The Irish Times
15
Loss-of-function hERG mutations underpin the LQT2 form of congenital long QT syndrome.
Pubmed
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The bullish trend in LME copper inventories continued to underpin the market.
Reuters
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Ireland
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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