price support

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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.

Origin of price support

First recorded in 1945–50

Words Nearby price support

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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
[Sen. Mark] Kirk is one of three senators leading a push to reduce price-support levels for sugar.
Why Are American Taxpayers Subsidizing Sugar? | Justin Green | May 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The present price support program must be reexamined and modernized.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman | Harry S. Truman
Our price support legislation must be adapted to these objectives.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman | Harry S. Truman
This price-support legislation will expire at the end of 1954.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 | 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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