shoring

American  

[shawr-ing, shohr-] / ˈʃɔr ɪŋ, ˈʃoʊr- /

noun

1. a number or system of shores shore for steadying or supporting a wall, a ship in drydock, etc.

2. the act of setting up shores. shore.

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Etymology

Origin of shoring

First recorded in 1490–1500; shore ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

A pair of new books, though, suggest that the overall shift was only so modest, ultimately shoring up not just the old-school studio system but the social norms the interlopers were supposed to be upending.

From Los Angeles Times

The company has focused on retooling its Medicare Advantage offerings in order to recover profit margins and on shoring up the Optum Health segment, whose doctors treat insurance customers enrolled through UnitedHealthcare, among others.

From Barron's

Promising better days ahead for her long-suffering compatriots, Rodriguez has ploughed $300 million from a first US sale of Venezuelan crude into shoring up the country's ailing currency, the bolivar.

From Barron's

Rodriguez has already ploughed $300 million from a first US sale of Venezuelan crude into shoring up the country's struggling currency, the bolivar.

From Barron's

First Brands has had difficulty shoring up funds.

From The Wall Street Journal