price support
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of price support
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Warmer-than-normal weather extending well into September maintains some price support, with significant near-term heat driving cooling demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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
A backdrop of tight supplies in the U.S. provided further price support, with storage at Cushing, Oklahoma, the delivery point for U.S. crude futures, already at their lowest since July 2022.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023
Developers stayed away because the minimum price support being offered was not high enough.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Our price support legislation must be adapted to these objectives.
From State of the Union Address by Harry S. Truman
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