deficit spending

noun

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

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Reconciliation, established by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was intended to discourage deficit spending by expediting measures focused on fiscal control. Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2025 That is despite the promises of President Xi Jinping to enact bold new measures this year to grow China’s economy by 5% this year, including large-scale deficit spending to prime the pump. Ron Insana, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025 Johnson has argued that moving one measure would have a better chance of passing the slim House majority, since some hardliners would hold their nose on the deficit spending to support border policy. Mike Lillis, The Hill, 11 Jan. 2025 These yields remain high due to lingering concerns about inflation — fueled by a strong economy and expectations of more deficit spending under president-elect Donald Trump. Mike Winters, CNBC, 30 Dec. 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 30 Jan. 2025.

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