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

Derived Forms

• Keynesian
  adjective
• Keynesianism
  noun

Example Sentences

On 23 April 2025 he was sentenced by Milton Keynes magistrates to a youth rehabilitation order with intensive supervision and surveillance, ending on 22 October 2025.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Kim, 64, from Milton Keynes, lost all four limbs eight years ago after contracting sepsis from a urinary tract infection.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Here, in towns with names such as Woking, Milton Keynes, and Didcot and Wantage, lie the headquarters or factories of 10 of the richest racing teams in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Ch Supt Emma Baillie, commander for Milton Keynes, said people were evacuated "quickly and effectively".

From BBC • Apr. 26, 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