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pump-priming

/ˈpʌmp praɪmɪŋ/noun

उच्चारण पम्प प्राइमिंग

अर्थव्यवस्था या व्यवसाय में तेज़ी लाने के लिए धन लगाना, आर्थिक प्रोत्साहन

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noun
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    the act of putting money into a business or an economy in order to make it grow faster

    अर्थव्यवस्था या व्यवसाय में तेज़ी लाने के लिए धन लगाना, आर्थिक प्रोत्साहन

    • The government's pump-priming helped the economy recover after the recession.
    • Pump-priming by the state encouraged private firms to invest in rural roads.
    • Some economists believe that pump-priming is the quickest way to revive demand.
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    • The minister defended the budget as necessary pump-priming for small industries.
    • Without pump-priming from the government, the new port might never have been built.

    Synonyms stimulus investment boost

Idioms 1

prime the pump

to put money into a business or an economy in order to help it grow

विकास के लिए शुरुआती धन लगाना, अर्थव्यवस्था को गति देना

  • The state primed the pump by spending heavily on new roads.
  • Small grants can prime the pump for village industries.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

'prime the pump' means to spend money to encourage growth, especially in an economy.

'prime the pump' का अर्थ है विकास को बढ़ावा देने के लिए धन ख़र्च करना, ख़ासकर अर्थव्यवस्था में।