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

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For example, additional supply-side issues or an escalation in the Russian war on Ukraine causes energy prices to rebound as temperatures drop into the winter. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025 Plenty have, including partiers with a few years on them who partied through the illicit supply-side transition from the once widely-available speed — meaning coke’s poor cousin, amphetamines — to meth. Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025 Economists had pointed to the industrial output growth outpacing retail sales, underscoring the country’s supply-side strength while domestic demand remained weak. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025 However, recent history shows that fewer than 20% of supply-side projects in the queue actually get built. Peter Kelly-Detwiler, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for supply-side 

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Feb. 2025.

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