supply-side

adjective

sup·​ply-side sə-ˈplī-ˈsīd How to pronounce supply-side (audio)
: 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
supply-sider noun

Examples of supply-side in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That indicates that supply-side pressures are easing, Kurt Rankin, senior economist with PNC Financial Services, wrote Thursday. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 12 July 2024 For all the talk about a partisan realignment, Trump is mounting a conventional defense of supply-side economics while Biden is trying out old-school Democratic populism about corporate greed. Washington Post Opinions Staff, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 Democrats have been pointing to supply-side problems and noted that inflation increased in most Western countries, not just the United States. Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 June 2024 There are combinations of supply-side policies and tenant protections that make sense. Douglas Durst, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for supply-side 

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Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of supply-side was in 1976

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“Supply-side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supply-side. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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