pump priming

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pump-prim·ing

or pump priming (pŭmp′prī′mĭng)

Government action taken to stimulate the economy, as spending money in the commercial sector, cutting taxes, or reducing interest rates.

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pump priming

1. (Mechanical Engineering) the act or process of introducing fluid into a pump to improve the sealing of the pump parts on starting and to expel air from it

2. (Economics) US government expenditure designed to stimulate economic activity in stagnant or depressed areas

3. (Economics) another term for deficit financing

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pump′ prim`ing

the spending of government funds in commercial enterprises as a means of stimulating the economy.

[1935–40]

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Noun	1.	pump priming - spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy compensatory spending, deficit spending outlay, spending, disbursal, disbursement - the act of spending or disbursing money
	2.	pump priming - introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing maintenance, upkeep, care - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"

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