quantitative easing

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noun Economics.

the policy by which a central bank creates money and uses it to purchase financial assets, thereby increasing the money supply and stimulating a weak economy. Abbreviation: QE

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How to use quantitative easing in a sentence

They argued that quantitative easing would only encourage risky lending without creating many real jobs.
How Nov. 2, 2010 Made the Rich So Much Richer|Christopher Leonard|November 2, 2021|Time
This is why quantitative easing drives up the price of assets like shares of stock, corporate debt, commercial real estate, and even fine art.
How Nov. 2, 2010 Made the Rich So Much Richer|Christopher Leonard|November 2, 2021|Time
However, the economic effects of quantitative easing eventually fade, according to researchers at the Bank for International Settlements, a Switzerland-based institution that acts as a central bank for central banks.
How the Federal Reserve Is Increasing Wealth Inequality|by Allan Sloan and Cezary Podkul|April 27, 2021|ProPublica
Powell was saying that the value of assets like fixed-income bonds was being inflated by quantitative easing.
How Jay Powell’s Coronavirus Response Is Changing the Fed Forever|Christopher Leonard|June 11, 2020|Time

At every turn, they described their son as a faithful follower who had dedicated his life to easing the suffering of innocents.
A 26-Year-Old Woman Is ISIS’s Last American Hostage|Shane Harris|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These so-called quantitative easing measures were intended to keep interest rates low.
The Battle of the Deficit Bulge Has Been Won|Daniel Gross|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An easing of tensions between al Qaeda and ISIS presents dangers for America in its military campaign in the Levant.
Al Qaeda Plotters in Syria ‘Went Dark,’ U.S. Spies Say|Eli Lake|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was 1997, one of those rare times when the ruthless reign of the ayatollahs appeared to be easing up.
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Why not let him cut loose and go all Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa, instead of easing his way out of something a bit grimier?
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Quantitative estimation does not furnish much of definite clinical value.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Quantitative estimation of the total sulphates yields little of clinical value.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It is a further refinement when the staunch little lover of liberty sets about "easing" the pressure of commands.
Children's Ways|James Sully
We suffer, nearly all of us, from a lack of quantitative grasp and from an imperfect grasp of form.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
That evening, while Joe was easing the warps by shoving pieces of coir where the bite came, he felt a grip on his neck.
The Chequers|James Runciman

British Dictionary definitions for quantitative easing

quantitative easing

noun

the practice of increasing the supply of money in order to stimulate economic activity

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