
Prop up
Financial Backing
Used when a business or economy is supported with money to prevent failure.
Small businesses are being propped up with grants during the recession.
Temporary Measure
Implies the support is not a permanent solution, but rather a temporary fix.
The loan was just to prop up the company through the tough quarter.
Political Context
Commonly used in the context of governments or large institutions offering support.
The foreign aid was used to prop up the allied nation's defense.