compensatory spending

Definitions of compensatory spending
  1. noun
    spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy
    synonyms: deficit spending, pump priming
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    type of:
    disbursal, disbursement, outlay, payout, spending
    the act of spending or distributing money
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