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no-growth

[ adjective noh-grohth; noun noh-grohth ]

adjective

  1. failing to or unlikely to grow; showing a lack of progress or development:

    a no-growth industry.

  2. restricting or prohibiting growth or expansion:

    a no-growth policy; no-growth rulings.



noun

  1. a policy or practice of curtailing growth, expansion, or development:

    After expanding too rapidly, the city is now in favor of no-growth.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of no-growth1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences

A low-to-no-growth economy changes these sorts of calculations dramatically.

Arguably no-growth culture needs deep, binding cultural ties to replace the consumption identities that modern adults forge.

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