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price support

price sup·port
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prahys suh-pawrt, -pohrt]
    • /praɪs səˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prahys suh-pawrt, -pohrt]
    • /praɪs səˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt/

Definitions of price support words

  • noun price support the maintenance of the price of a commodity, product, etc., especially by means of a public subsidy or government purchase of surpluses. 1
  • noun price support 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 0
  • noun price support support of certain price levels at or above market values, as by government purchase of surpluses 0
See all 3 definitions of price support

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Origin of price support

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Price support

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Price support

price support popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

price support usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for price support

noun price support

  • depletion allowance — a tax allowance granted in certain industries, such as the oil and gas industries, to compensate for the depletion of the oil, gas, etc owned by the company
Just one Synonym for price support

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