Search Result for "pump_priming":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy;
[syn: deficit spending, compensatory spending, pump priming]

2. introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing;


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pump priming n 1: spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy [syn: deficit spending, compensatory spending, pump priming] 2: introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing