supply-side

adjective

sup·​ply-side sə-ˈplī-ˈsīd How to pronounce supply-side (audio)
: of, relating to, or being an economic theory that reduction of tax rates encourages more earnings, savings, and investment and thereby expands economic activity and the total taxable national income
supply-sider noun

Examples of supply-side in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Democrats have been pointing to supply-side problems and noted that inflation increased in most Western countries, not just the United States. Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 June 2024 There are combinations of supply-side policies and tenant protections that make sense. Douglas Durst, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2024 He's previously said that growth can run at a faster rate without stoking inflation thanks to supply-side improvements such as immigration, which is boosting the size of the workforce. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Apr. 2024 Last year, inflation slowed considerably thanks to improving supply-side conditions, such as a bigger workforce due to immigration, and more efficient supply chains. Bryan Mena, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024 First, the team explained that supply-side economic growth should prevent supply-demand imbalances and labor market tightness that drives inflation. Will Daniel, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024 The supply-side argument imagines that higher tax revenues just happen, that there’s no behavioral response among politicians and investors to higher tax revenues born of enhanced economic growth. John Tamny, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 It’s been disconcerting over the past month to see editorials and opinion pieces at the Wall Street Journal -- the incubator of supply-side economics in the Jude Wanniski era of the 1970s -- downplay the importance of neutral cost recovery in our tax code. Ryan Ellis, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024 Economists and officials have attributed inflation’s slowdown in recent years to supply-side developments, such as improving supply chains. Bryan Mena, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of supply-side was in 1976

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“Supply-side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supply-side. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.

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