tiger economy

American  

[tahy-ger i-kon-uh-mee] / ˈtaɪ gər ɪˌkɒn ə mi /

noun

1. an economy that maintains a high growth rate, originally referring to the relatively small economies of South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in East Asia.

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Etymology

Origin of tiger economy

So called from the importance of the tiger in Asian symbolism

Example Sentences

Having built his empire on aggressive borrowing, Quinlan went from poster boy of the Celtic tiger economy to a symbol of Ireland's folly.

From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2013

Why does it not become a tiger economy following the model of others from Europe and Asia to the Americas, which heaved themselves out of the poverty of subsistence agriculture by opening factories?

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2012

The country looked on track to take its place as an Asian tiger economy, a smaller version of its giant neighbor to the north, China.

From Newsweek • Oct. 1, 2012

For a decade, the "celtic tiger" economy was the poster child of free-market globalisation.

From The Guardian • May 26, 2010

To bolster her expertise on the tiger economy, Ammann would soon pull out a tattered book and hand it to her.

From Washington Post