HyperDic: compensatory_spending

English > 1 sense of the expression *compensatory spending*:
NOUN	act	compensatory spending, deficit spending, pump priming	spending money raised by borrowing

English > *compensatory spending*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy.
Synonyms	deficit spending, pump priming
Broader	spending, disbursement, disbursal, outlay	The act of spending or disbursing money
Spanish	compensación económica