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price support

American  

noun

  1. the maintenance of the price of a commodity, product, etc., especially by means of a public subsidy or government purchase of surpluses.


price support British  

noun

  1. government maintenance of specified price levels at a minimum above market equilibrium by subsidy or by purchase of the market surplus at the guaranteed levels

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of price support

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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Lyft Silver has a simpler app with larger text and icons, phone support and the ability to request a car that is easy to get in and out of.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

No provider we tested offers phone support, and all rely on self-service documentation.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2025

She’s watched airlines drop their phone support and add fees for airport check-ins that use a human agent.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023

There are also reports that most can’t get through to phone support either.

From The Verge • Nov. 9, 2021

The young people work in little teams under the banner of the company whose phone support they are providing.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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