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deficit spending
DEFINITIONS OF:
deficit spending
1
n
spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy
Synonyms:
compensatory spending
,
pump priming
Type of:
disbursal
,
disbursement
,
outlay
,
spending
the act of spending or disbursing money
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