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

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Consumption and housing drags Chinese policymakers emphasized boosting consumption as a top priority this year, after several years of policy focused heavily on driving the economy with supply-side infrastructure and manufacturing investment. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025 Tariffs In Healthcare Economics Back to healthcare, tariffs distort intertemporal resource allocation, elevating input costs (e.g., Chinese pharmaceutical ingredients) and triggering supply-side inflation. Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 That's the beating heart of supply-side tax thought. Axios, 27 Feb. 2025 For example, additional supply-side issues or an escalation in the Russian war on Ukraine causes energy prices to rebound as temperatures drop into the winter. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for supply-side

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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 11 Mar. 2025.

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