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 For fiscal 2023, the government’s deficit spending came in at $1.7 trillion. —

Yun Li, CNBC, 12 July 2024 Polls bear out the issue as well, with deficit spending far from the top of mind for the average voter. —

Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024 Like its predecessors, the war on terror came with its own model: the war was fought by an all-volunteer military and paid for largely through deficit spending. —

Elliot Ackerman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021 The report found the district projected deficit spending of $6 million for the 2023-24 school year and $6.8 million for 2024-25. —

Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for deficit spending

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Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of deficit spending was in 1938

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“Deficit spending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deficit%20spending. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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