no-growth

[ adjective noh-grohth; noun noh-grohth ]

adjective

1. failing to or unlikely to grow; showing a lack of progress or development:

   a no-growth industry.

2. restricting or prohibiting growth or expansion:

   a no-growth policy; no-growth rulings.

noun

1. a policy or practice of curtailing growth, expansion, or development:

   After expanding too rapidly, the city is now in favor of no-growth.

Word History and Origins

Origin of no-growth¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

A low-to-no-growth economy changes these sorts of calculations dramatically.

From The Daily Beast

Arguably no-growth culture needs deep, binding cultural ties to replace the consumption identities that modern adults forge.

From The Daily Beast