on background

prepositional phrase

With the understanding that the information is not to be attributed to a specific source or quoted.

“I'm in trouble now. They published what I gave them on background.”

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. With the understanding that the information is not to be attributed to a specific source or quoted.

    I'm in trouble now. They published what I gave them on background.

Cite this entry
APA

on background. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20background

MLA

“on background.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20background. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on background,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20background.

Source: on background on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.