deficit spending

noun

: the spending of public funds raised by borrowing rather than by taxation

Examples of deficit spending in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That is an uncomfortable turn for markets that are already seeing signs of a competition for capital between the flood of deficit spending and the surge of debt issuance funding the buildout of artificial intelligence. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi intends to increase deficit spending to spark economic growth, but risks stoking inflation further. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Missouri’s time relying on deficit spending is coming to a close. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

The deficit spending will be made up by district reserves, which may or may not be exhausted at some point within the next three years. — Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for deficit spending

• superintending
• uncomprehending
• amending
• appending
• ascending
• attending
• befriending
• commending
• contending
• defending
• depending
• descending