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
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The Case for Monetary Stability The largest proponents of returning to a gold standard include figures associated with the Austrian School of economics, free-market libertarians, and some supply-side economists.
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Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
This typically results from supply-side shocks, restrictive trade policies, or poor government decisions that drive prices higher while hurting economic activity.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
And on the supply-side, tariffs push up costs for domestic consumers by design while deportations reduce available labor supply.
—Josh Bivens, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
The supply-side economics of the Reagan era discouraged government intervention into the balance of supply and demand.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
This typically results from supply-side shocks, restrictive trade policies, or poor government decisions that drive prices higher while hurting economic activity.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
And on the supply-side, tariffs push up costs for domestic consumers by design while deportations reduce available labor supply.
—Josh Bivens, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
The supply-side economics of the Reagan era discouraged government intervention into the balance of supply and demand.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for supply-side
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“Supply-side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supply-side. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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