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Deficit spending

noun

Spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy. Synonyms: compensatory spending, pump priming.

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"Deficit spending" Quotes from Famous Books

... seat with a snort. "I'll 'pop' you, skinhead," he snapped. "You may be eight years younger than I am but you only have one third the virility and one tenth the brains. And eight years from now you'll still be in deficit spending ...

— Code Three • Rick Raphael

Words linked to "Deficit spending" : spending, disbursement, outlay, disbursal, compensatory spending, pump priming