shore sth up

shore sth up
UK US shore sth up
Phrasal Verb with shore({{}}/ʃɔːr/ verb FINANCE
to support a business, system, currency, etc. that is weak and seems likely to fail, especially by providing money: »

They put in an additional $3.6 million for its employee pension fund as part of a four-year plan to shore it up.

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India's central bank has spent an estimated $1-2 billion to shore the rupee up since April.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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