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Commonsupport
The correct spelling is support.
How to pronounce support
/səˈpɔːt/
nounIPA: /səˈpɔːt/
Say it like: Sup-por-t
The correct spelling is support. (sometimes attributive) Something which supports. For example: "Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform."
Usage Examples
“Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.”
“The government provides support to the arts in several ways.”
“Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
- 2.Financial or other help.
- 3.Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
- 4.In relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.
- 5.(fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
verb
- 1.To keep from falling.
- 2.To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
- 3.To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
- 4.To help, particularly financially.
- 5.To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
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