demand-side

adjective

de·​mand-side di-ˈmand-ˌsīd How to pronounce demand-side (audio)
: of, relating to, or being an economic theory that advocates use of government spending and growth in the money supply to stimulate the demand for goods and services and therefore expand economic activity compare supply-side

Examples of demand-side in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While a range of disparate supply-side factors has driven up the pieces of various commodities, one larger demand-side factor may be responsible for the rise in prices as a whole. Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 June 2024 The problem was that the euro had taken away the traditional mechanisms with which states absorbed economic shocks at the national level, including currency devaluation and demand-side fiscal stimulus, without replacing them with new mechanisms at the European level. Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023 Jed Dederick, chief client officer at demand-side advertising provider The Trade Desk, acknowledged the complex challenge of reaching viewers given the massive proliferation of digital platforms. Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024 In the demand-side scenario, technology saves the day with cost-competitive renewables. Mario Loyola, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2023 Ferro says advertisers have expanded access to programmatic biddable inventory across 30 different demand-side platforms that give access to both national and local-market advertisers. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023 ObamaCare is a demand-side policy, and that merely bids up prices without increasing overall availability. WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023 These are the types of demand-side tools that are missing in the Biden supply chain initiative. Harry G. Broadman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 However, the most effective demand-side solutions never made it through the legislature this session. Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 16 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of demand-side was in 1980

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“Demand-side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demand-side. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.

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