backstop
Example Sentences
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Treasury would backstop the peso if voters gave the coalition the support the Argentinian president needs to govern over the next two years.
Sarah Friar, the company’s chief financial officer, mused about a “backstop” from the government during an appearance at the Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live event earlier this month — comments she later walked back on LinkedIn.
From MarketWatch
Some of the loans were passed on to First Citizens and New York Community with backstops from the FDIC, while others are up for sale separately.
From Reuters
Their catchers were Roberts and former backstops Rick Dempsey and Mike Scioscia.
From Washington Times
U.S. regulators said on Monday they would backstop the deal for First Citizens to buy Silicon Valley Bank, triggering an estimated $20 billion hit to a government-run insurance fund.
From Reuters
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
