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support

The correct spelling is support.

How to pronounce support

/səˈpɔːt/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.(sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
  2. 2.Financial or other help.
  3. 3.Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
  4. 4.In relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.
  5. 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. 1.To keep from falling.
  2. 2.To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
  3. 3.To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
  4. 4.To help, particularly financially.
  5. 5.To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.

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