peace dividend
noun
: a portion of funds made available for nondefense spending by a reduction in the defense budget (as after a war)
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This new order would bring a peace dividend in which countries could flourish without worrying about great-power conflict.
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Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2025
With the peace dividend that arrived in its wake, however, came an automotive renaissance.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
Since the beginning of the Cold War, Europeans have reaped a huge peace dividend by being under the wing of American military protection.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 23 June 2025
The peace dividend of the 1990s was shared with these agencies, especially the National Institutes of Health.
—Mung Chiang, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2025
With the peace dividend that arrived in its wake, however, came an automotive renaissance.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
Since the beginning of the Cold War, Europeans have reaped a huge peace dividend by being under the wing of American military protection.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 23 June 2025
The peace dividend of the 1990s was shared with these agencies, especially the National Institutes of Health.
—Mung Chiang, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for peace dividend
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“Peace dividend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20dividend. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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