Definition of Deficit spending

1. Noun. Spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Deficit Spending

deficience
deficiences
deficiencies
deficiency
deficiency anaemia
deficiency disease
deficiency diseases
deficiency mutant
deficiency symptom
deficient
deficient number
deficient numbers
deficiently
deficients
deficit
deficit spending (current term)
deficits
defied
defier
defiers
defies
defiguration
defigure
defigured
defigures
defiguring
defilade
defiladed
defilades
defilading

Literary usage of Deficit spending

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Effects of Food Price and Subsidy Policies on Egyptian Agriculture by Joachim Von Braun, Hartwig de Haen (1983)
"... drain on the budget in the 1970s had repercussions on other expenditures as they were not entirely financed by increased revenues or deficit spending. ..."

2. A New Beginning: Recasting the U.S.-Japan Economic Relationship by Bruce Stokes (2000)
"One explanation for this erratic behavior is the fear of sustained deficit spending, especially by the Ministry of Finance (MOF). ..."

3. Trouble in Paradise? Europe in the 21st Century by Steven Philip Kramer, Irene Kyriakopoulos (1996)
"deficit spending AND INDEBTEDNESS European governments have resorted to borrowing in order to bridge the gap between public expectations and resource ..."

4. Why the Balanced Budget Amendment Is Good for Americans: Hearing Before the edited by John R. Kasich (1998)
"The marginal votes gained from the extra $6 billion in spending may be 250, while the marginal votes lost from $6 billion in deficit spending may be 75 or ..."

5. American Samoa: Inadequate Management & Oversight Contribute to Financial (1993)
"Specifically, our objectives were to assess the financial conditions during the past decade leading to the current deficit spending (discussed in ch. ..."

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