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price support collapse: a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level

subsidy collapse: a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"

pullback collapse: (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops); "the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops"; a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back; "the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks"

allotment collapse: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"; a share set aside for a specific purpose

generation collapse: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production; the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity"; group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent; the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"; a stage of technological development or innovation; "the third generation of computers"

spare time collapse: time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy

hegira collapse: the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year

prosperity collapse: the condition of prospering; having good fortune; an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

obsolesce collapse: become obsolete, fall into disuse; "This word has not obsolesced, although it is rarely used"

ripe collapse: at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; "a ripe mind"; fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines"

fogyish collapse: (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; "moss-grown ideas about family life"

patriarchal collapse: characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line; relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank

millennium collapse: a span of 1000 years; the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it); (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness

dodder collapse: a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria

venerable collapse: impressive by reason of age; "a venerable sage with white hair and beard"

emeritus collapse: a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties; honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'; `retired from assigned duties' need not imply that one is inactive

grow collapse: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"; become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"; increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"; cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"; become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together"; cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"

getaway collapse: a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"

relinquishment collapse: the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.; a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.

secession collapse: formal separation from an alliance or federation; the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War; an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s

extant collapse: still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd

existing collapse: presently existing; "the existing system"; existing in something specified; "depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream"

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