Agricultural Economics Vocabulary

verb to make or become fat or fatter; to increase in weight or size

• Farmers often fatten up their livestock before selling them at market.
• I need to fatten up my cat because he's looking too skinny.
• I've been trying to fatten up for beach season.
• The company hopes to fatten its profits by expanding into new markets.

noun an excessive amount of something

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• The oversupply of goods in the market led to a decrease in prices.
• There were too many products, so prices went down.
• We had an oversupply of stuff, so everything got cheaper.
• Her generosity was like an oversupply of kindness that warmed everyone's hearts.

noun a noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'price support' is a noun referring to a government policy or program designed to maintain or increase the market price of a commodity or product.

• The government implemented a policy of price support to stabilize the agricultural market.
• The government is helping farmers by giving them price support for their crops.
• Farmers are getting a boost with some price support from the authorities.
• Price support acts like a safety net for farmers in times of market fluctuations.