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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

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Etymology

Origin of price support

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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“Quickly depleting gas inventories are leading to price support as inventories cannot go too low,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

To protect millions of livelihoods, the government shields key crops like wheat, rice and dairy with import duties and price support.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

Deutsche Bank said on Wednesday that the energy price support and tax cuts planned by Truss could cost almost 200 billion pounds, about half Britain's historic pandemic spending push.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2022

The analysis showed a pattern of bitcoin price support, Griffin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2018

This increase is due mainly to expenditures for purposes of price stabilization and price support resulting from the war food production program.

From State of the Union Address by Truman, Harry S.

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