deficit spending

noun

: the spending of public funds raised by borrowing rather than by taxation

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The results were driven by a strong consumer and government deficit spending. Robert Barone, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 More deficit spending points to higher long-term interest rates. Brady Dale, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024 Trump, despite his populist rhetoric, deficit spending, and support for market-distorting tariffs, has sold himself as a pro-business candidate. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024 Inflation and high prices result from deficit spending and government red tape. The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deficit spending 

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of deficit spending was in 1938

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“Deficit spending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deficit%20spending. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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