Support

In technical analysis, a price area where new buying is likely to come in and stem any decline. See Resistance.

Source: Commodity Futures Trading Commission

For dependency test purposes, support includes food, clothing, shelter, education, medical and dental care, recreation, and transportation. It also includes welfare, food stamps, and housing provided by the state. Support includes all income, taxable and nontaxable.

Source: Internal Revenue Service

Last reviewed October 2022