Propping up output
Can you please explain in other words what propping up output means?
But if you have good things to do with it - whether it's public investment, whether it's propping up output in a recession, which I'd to zeroed out - you should do it...
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A "prop" is a strong pillar, usually wooden, that supports the roof in a coal mine and prevents it from collapsing. It "props up" the mine. The phrase can be used as a metaphor.
- A "prop" is a strong pillar, usually wooden, that supports the roof in a coal mine and prevents it from collapsing.
- It "props up" the mine.
- The phrase can be used as a metaphor.
- We can speak of a minority party that is propping up a weak government.
- Or a subsidy may be paid to prop up a failing industry.
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A "prop" is a strong pillar, usually wooden, that supports the roof in a coal mine and prevents it from collapsing. It "props up" the mine.
The phrase can be used as a metaphor. We can speak of a minority party that is propping up a weak government. Or a subsidy may be paid to prop up a failing industry.
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