deficit spending

NOUN

spending in excess of revenue or income

Synonyms

STRONGEST

budget deficit

WEAK

compensatory spending debt debt explosion deficit financing in the red megadebt negative cash flow no assets overspending paying out in excess of income pump priming

Example Sentences

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The dollar has broadly weakened, in part because planned tax cuts and other policies are fueling fears about deficit spending.

From The Wall Street Journal

But in recent months China’s central government has authorized extra bond sales, which are a form of borrowing, and has raised its ceiling for deficit spending.

From New York Times

Anticipation of a surge in U.S. government deficit spending and debt issuance to cover those expenditures has also unnerved investors.

From Reuters

Anticipation of a surge in U.S. government deficit spending and debt issuance to cover that spending has unnerved investors and brought the term back into Wall Street's daily lexicon.

From Reuters

Treasury pays low interest rates when it borrows money to cover deficit spending.

From Los Angeles Times