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

supply-sider

sə-ˈplī-ˈsī-dər 

noun

Examples of supply-side in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One clear implication of this new study from Du, Hansen, Zhang, and Zou is that supply-side interventions can work to reduce cocaine use, particularly at the source where cocaine is coming from. —Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026

However, supply-side dynamics could temper that seasonal pressure. —Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2026

This supply-side reform is gaining momentum across states, where over 100 pro-housing bills were signed into law in 2025, with Texas and California leading on zoning preemption. —Brad Hunter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

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. —Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for supply-side

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