demand-side

American

[dih-mand-sahyd, -mahnd-] / dɪˈmændˌsaɪd, -ˈmɑnd- /

adjective

Economics.

of or relating to an economic policy that treats consumer demand as the chief determinant of the economy.

Other Word Forms

demand-sider noun

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supply-side vs. demand-side

Example Sentences

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Inflation can originate from demand-side forces, supply-side forces or shifts in inflation expectations.

From MarketWatch

“To be clear, The Trade Desk continues to innovate aggressively” and still looks like the industry leader both in terms of its technology and its capabilities around demand-side platforms, which let marketers broadly buy ad space in an automated way.

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“If you’re going to do all these demand-side things and you don’t have any supply-side things, you’re going to make the problem even worse,” said Ed Pinto, co-director of the AEI Housing Center at the American Enterprise Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal

Demand-side measures, such as down payment assistance or proposals for 50-year mortgages, can backfire in supply-constrained markets.

From Barron's

Amazon’s advertising business has grown over 20% annually since 2019 due to sponsored-product listings, the company’s demand-side platform and video ads on Prime.

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