stimulus check
Economic relief payment
A stimulus check is a direct payment from the government to citizens, typically during economic crises to boost spending and provide relief.
The term gained wide currency during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the U.S. government issued multiple rounds of payments: My stimulus check finally hit my account.
Also called a stimulus payment or economic impact payment.
- reliefEasing of distress
- financial reliefAid easing monetary strain
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- direct paymentFunds transferred without intermediary
- governmentAuthority over a state
COVID · pandemic · direct deposit · bank deposit · IRS · taxpayer · rebate · mailbox · economic · recession · unemployment · treasury · Congress · aid · handout · survival · bills · rent
- financial reliefdebt relief, bailout, loan forgiveness, debt forgiveness, tax relief
- government mailtax forms, census forms, jury summons, voter registration, tax refund
- checkspaycheck, preflight, final review, checkup, checklist
- windfallsjackpot, windfall, grand prize, found money, big win
- economic policymonetary policy, tax policy, fiscal discipline, fiscal restraint, tariff
- pandemiclockdowns, COVID-19, outbreak, epidemic, COVID
stimulus checktax bill
Statement of taxes owed
tax levy · tax assessment · tax collection · taxation · tax liability
stimulus checkausterity
Enforced economic stringency
spending cut · budget cut · sequestration · tax hike · belt-tightening
stimulus checktax burden
Amount owed to government
tax liability · bill · clawback · invoice · assessment
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