Keynes

American  

[keynz] / keɪnz /

noun

1. John Maynard, 1st Baron, 1883–1946, English economist and writer.

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Keynes British  

/ keɪnz /

noun

1. John Maynard, 1st Baron Keynes. 1883–1946, English economist. In The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936) he argued that unemployment was characteristic of an unregulated market economy and therefore to achieve a high level of employment it was necessary for governments to manipulate the overall level of demand through monetary and fiscal policies (including, when appropriate, deficit financing). He helped to found the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank

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Other Word Forms

• Keynesian adjective
• Keynesianism noun

Example Sentences

Beau Greaves became the first woman to win a PDC ranking title by defeating Michael Smith 8-7 in the Players Championship 11 final in Milton Keynes.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Thames Valley Police said a 51-year-old man from Milton Keynes remained in custody and it urged people not to speculate as to the motive.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Keynes set out to turn economics theory on its head, Smith to explore the classical ideas that the modernists were tossing aside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Winston Churchill, believe it or not, called himself a liberal, as did John Maynard Keynes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But to paraphrase Keynes: in the long run, we’ll all be broke, at least those of us who work for low wages and live in exorbitantly overpriced motels.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich