0 to use something, especially a form of financial support, when other things have failed:
If I lose my job, I'll have nothing to fall back on.
When the business failed, we had to fall back on our savings.
1 to have something you can use or do if what you originally planned to use or do is not available or not possible:
We had to fall back on our personal savings to pay our business overheads.
The company can always fall back on its core business if any of the subsidiaries fail.
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May 10, 2021
WORD OF THE DAY
Shimmer
fall back on sth