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deficit spending

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deficit spending
n.
The spending of public funds obtained by borrowing rather than by taxation.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.deficit spending - spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy
outlay, spending, disbursal, disbursement - the act of spending or disbursing money
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deficit spending
n (Fin) → Deficit-Spending nt


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The ballooning debt reflects the massive deficit spending by the government in an effort to revive an ailing economy over more than one year.
He also argued that he had little choice but to mandate high levels of deficit spending to stimulate the economy, amid the deepest economic crisis in decades.
Those headline-making figures deal with the government's tax intake, deficit spending, and borrowing.
 
 
 
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