HyperDic: deficit_spending

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

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