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noun

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

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Origin of price support

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby price support

pricer, price range, price ring, prices and incomes policy, price-sensitive, price support, price tag, price war, pricey, Prichard, prick

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How to use price support in a sentence

It didn’t hurt that they often received the government price supports designed for smaller family farms.
How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (Ep. 386 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|August 6, 2020|Freakonomics
His enemies persistently insinuated that he was really returning to Spain to support the clericals actively.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Several able speakers had made long addresses in support of the bill when one Mr. Morrisett, from Monroe, took the floor.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Martini was on his mission to Vienna; but another valet was put into the chariot to support the Duke.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter

(p. 054) At this period it appears that tobacco was used as money, and as the measure of price and value.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Yielding to the advice of his friends, he put on it a price the amount of which abashed him.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various

British Dictionary definitions for price support

price support

noun

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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price support

Origin of price support

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