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noun
(especially of a government) expenditures in excess of public revenues, made possible typically by borrowing.
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Words nearby deficit financing
deficiency judgment, deficiency symptom, deficient, deficient number, deficit, deficit financing, deficit spending, de fide, defier, defilade, defile
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British Dictionary definitions for deficit financing
deficit financing
noun
government spending in excess of revenues so that a budget deficit is incurred, which is financed by borrowing: recommended by Keynesian economists in order to increase economic activity and reduce unemploymentAlso called: compensatory finance, pump priming
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Cultural definitions for deficit financing
deficit financing
A government policy of financing large public expenditures by borrowing money rather than by raising taxes; also called deficit spending.
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