Verb
The tax breaks should help to buoy the economy.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The temperature readings in Earth’s atmosphere and its oceans are monitored by thousands of weather stations, buoys and ships around the world.—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024 The gallery hosts a variety of weekly classes that include painting, pottery, resin and jewelry making; and unique workshops like a cigar box purse making class, to painting lobster buoys.—Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
Verb
This production is also buoyed throughout by strong tap dance scenes, especially two solos from Izaiah Montaque Harris as Eddie Ryan.—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 30 May 2024 Some simply need to work longer for a paycheck, while others, buoyed by good health and longer life expectancy, want to stay in the workforce as long as possible.—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for buoy
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Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English boye, probably from Middle Dutch boeye; akin to Old High German bouhhan sign — more at beacon
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