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deficit financing

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noun
  1. (especially of a government) expenditures in excess of public revenues, made possible typically by borrowing.
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British Dictionary definitions for deficit financing

deficit financing

noun
  1. 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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deficit financing in Culture

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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