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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Inflation was overwhelmingly caused by supply-side shocks that were out of the administration’s control. Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 In Disruption Building the data sets, tools and intelligence mechanisms to bring demand forecasting together with supply-side planning is an immediate priority and one that will payoff down the road. Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Netflix is supposed to release its own technology, a supply-side platform and ad server called The Netflix Ads Suite, this month. ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025 In a different fiscal environment, her supply-side agenda would have been relatively conventional for a right-of-center government. Mark Landler, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for supply-side

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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 1 May. 2025.

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