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How to pronounce prop up in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms prop, shore, shore up
Type of hold, hold up, support, sustain
Has types bolster

Examples of prop up

prop up
Rich-country governments acted in concert to prop up banks with taxpayers'money.
From the economist.com
Keeping people in the workforce means more years of taxes to prop up the system.
From the theatlantic.com
And while I'm happy to prop up Boesch, I really don't want to tear down Jackson.
From the freep.com
Consumer debt was once used, in place of actual earning, to prop up the econony.
From the economist.com
However, I suspect they won't be around to prop up a National government anyway.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Sterling rises because the treasury are under instructions to prop up the pound.
From the guardian.co.uk
Prop up the Irish banks for 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000001 of a second.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The moves have helped shave vacancy rates and prop up rents in South Lake Union.
From the nytimes.com
They have also issued a thank you note to the G7 for helping to prop up the Yen.
From the economist.com