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

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Related Words for price support

subsidy, endowment, subsidization, subvention, write-off

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Historical Examples of price support

This price-support legislation will expire at the end of 1954.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006
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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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