Prop up

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verb

To support or help something or someone to continue, often by providing money or resources.

The government had to prop up the country's struggling economy.
Visual representation of "prop up" - To support or help something or someone to continue, often by providing money or resources.

Often appears as...

  • prop up the economy
  • prop up the market
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Financial Backing

Used when a business or economy is supported with money to prevent failure.

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Small businesses are being propped up with grants during the recession.
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Temporary Measure

Implies the support is not a permanent solution, but rather a temporary fix.

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The loan was just to prop up the company through the tough quarter.
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Political Context

Commonly used in the context of governments or large institutions offering support.

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The foreign aid was used to prop up the allied nation's defense.
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