pump priming
Spending to stimulate
Pump priming is government spending intended to stimulate economic activity, especially during a recession.
The metaphor comes from old hand pumps that needed water poured in before they could draw more up: The infrastructure bill was pure pump priming.
More broadly, any initial investment meant to generate larger returns: The grant served as pump priming for the startup ecosystem.
- seed fundingInitial startup capital infusion
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- tax cutsDecreased government assessments
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
initial investment · cash injection · kick start · jump start · momentum · bailouts · pilot project · catalyst · suction · fiscal policy · siphoning · jumpstart · getting the ball rolling · hydraulic systems · monetary policy · quantitative easing · infrastructure spending · public works
- economic stimulusstimulus, stimulus package, stimulus packages, fiscal stimulus, economic relief
- fiscal policybudget deficit, deficit spending, national budget, budget surplus, budget deficits
- public financepublic debt, budget deficit, tax revenue, budgets, expenditure
- primingundercoat, base coat, sealer, surface prep
- macroeconomicsGDP, GNP, gross domestic product, gross national product, inflation rate
pump primingausterity
Enforced economic stringency
fiscal austerity · spending cuts · budget cuts · belt-tightening · deficit reduction
pump priminglaissez-faire
Noninterference in commerce
monetarism · supply-side economics · fiscal conservatism · Austrian economics · non-interventionism
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