| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Income support | Agriculture | Generally, programs providing direct, income-supplementing payments to farmers. Intended to protect farm income without affecting market prices. Production flexibility contract payments provide income support, not price support. The phrase also is used to characterize the nature of support provided to low-income families by various food assistance programs. (references) | |
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