deficit spending

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Noun deficit spending has 1 sense

deficit spending, compensatory spending, pump priming - spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy
--₁ is a kind of spending, disbursement, disbursal, outlay

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Deficit Spending

Noun:

1. The practice of a government spending more money than it receives in revenue, resulting in a budget deficit. Deficit spending is often implemented to stimulate economic growth or fund public projects and social programs.

Example sentence:

The government's deficit spending has led to a significant increase in national debt.

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