stabilization

The action undertakes a country when it buys and sells its own currency to protect its exchange value. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

Actions registered competitive traders undertake by on the NYSE to meet the exchange requirement that 75% of their traded be stabilizing, meaning that sell orders follow a plus tick and buy orders a tick. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

Actions a managing underwriter undertake so that the market price does not fall below the public offering price during the offering period. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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stabilization sta‧bi‧li‧za‧tion [ˌsteɪblaɪˈzeɪʆn ǁ -lə-] also stabilisation noun [uncountable]

1. the process of becoming firm, steady, or unchanging:

• The government's reforms have failed to produce the desired price stabilization.

2. ECONOMICS when a government changes its tax or monetary policy in order to prevent large or sudden movements in the level of prices, unemployment etc:

• The economic stabilization plan resulted in higher interest rates and taxes.

• Ministers have talked about shifting economic policy from one of stabilization to one of growth.

3. ECONOMICS when a country buys and sells its own currency on foreign exchange market S in order to control its value:

• Pressure on exchange rates resulted in calls by the leading industrialized countries for currency stabilization.

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stabilization UK US (UK also stabilisation) /ˌsteɪb^əlaɪˈzeɪʃ^ən/ noun [U]

► ECONOMICS, POLITICS the fact of something such as an economy or system becoming able to continue in a regular and successful way without unexpected changes: economic/financial stabilization »

They view a tight budget as key to financial stabilization.

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stabilization programs/plans/policies

► ECONOMICS, FINANCE the fact of prices or rates starting to remain at about the same level, rather than changing a lot: price/currency/rate stabilization »

The proposal would ensure a rapid price stabilization.