supply-side
adjective
sup·ply-side
sə-ˈplī-ˈsīd 
: of, relating to, or being an economic theory that reduction of tax rates encourages more earnings, savings, and investment and thereby expands economic activity and the total taxable national income
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All the energy and idealism in that disillusioned age were on the right, as those bright young men in their supply-side neckties came flooding into Washington promising national renewal.
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Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
But while supply-side incentives play a critical role in leveling the playing field (especially given the enormous scale of manufacturing in locations such as Taiwan), more is needed to create the demand-side incentives to help companies bring the demand back onshore.
—Thomas Caulfield, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
On Wall Street, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit fresh record highs on Wednesday, Nov. 12, the momentum reversed sharply Thursday as AI stocks led a tech sell-off, triggered by growing investor anxiety over supply-side constraints.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Republican governments, too, have similarly undertaken supply-side reforms.
—Joseph Lawler, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2025
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Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
But while supply-side incentives play a critical role in leveling the playing field (especially given the enormous scale of manufacturing in locations such as Taiwan), more is needed to create the demand-side incentives to help companies bring the demand back onshore.
—Thomas Caulfield, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
On Wall Street, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit fresh record highs on Wednesday, Nov. 12, the momentum reversed sharply Thursday as AI stocks led a tech sell-off, triggered by growing investor anxiety over supply-side constraints.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Republican governments, too, have similarly undertaken supply-side reforms.
—Joseph Lawler, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Supply-side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supply-side. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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