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Deficit spending

British pronunciation/dˈɛfɪsˌɪt spˈɛndɪŋ/
American pronunciation/dˈɛfɪsˌɪt spˈɛndɪŋ/
Deficit spending
[NOUN]
1

the spending of public funds provided from borrowing rather than taxation, done by a government in order to stimulate the economy

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Examples
1They're more deficit spending.
2Governments enact deficit spending in the hopes of encouraging economic growth.
3So we call it deficit spending.
4In recent years, some economists have argued in favor of deficit spending to fund public investment.
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