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price support

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Economics
ˈprice supˌport noun [uncountable]  PEa system in which the government keeps the price of a product at a particular level by giving the producer money or buying the product itself 〔政府以给制造商补贴、收购等形式给予的〕价格支持,物价补贴
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price supportA switch from price support to income support comes dear.The answer seemed to point to substantial cuts in price support together with a better re-distribution of budget towards smaller producers.These provided for cuts which would nevertheless increase price support spending by 30 percent to ECU32,500 million.On the economic side, there is no doubt that price support must be reduced to nearer world levels.
From Longman Business Dictionaryprice supportˈprice supˌportECONOMICS a system in which a government pays farmers the difference between the real market price for their products and a higher agreed priceThe strength of the farm lobby prompted the US administration to operate a price support system. support
ˈprice supˌport nounChineseSyllable
the Business which in keeps of the a a government price Corpus system


price support
ˈprice supˌport noun [uncountable]
a system in which the government keeps the price of a product at a particular level by giving the producer money or buying the product itself