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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, relating to, or being an economic theory holding that increased availability of money for investment, achieved through reduction of taxes especially in the higher tax brackets, will increase productivity, economic activity, and income throughout the economic system.
  • adjective Of or relating to the supply of a good or service, as opposed to the demand for it.

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  • adjective economics regarding the supply side of the economy

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Examples

  • You don't do what we call supply-side things for the private sector, such as--I'll give you one, Paul.

    FAIR Thee Well? 2011

  • You don't do what we call supply-side things for the private sector, such as--I'll give you one, Paul.

    FAIR Thee Well? 2011

  • The phrase "supply-side" dates back to April 1976 -- two years before Gingrich came to Congress.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Alan Reynolds 2012

  • Herbert Stein, a former economic adviser to President Nixon, coined the term "supply-side economics" in 1976.

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  • I was jointly responsible with Jude Wanniski for bringing the phrase "supply-side" economics into popular parlance in 1976.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Alan Reynolds 2012

  • Admeld helps large websites sell advertising and is known as a "supply-side platform" company.

    Google in Deal to Buy Admeld Amir Efrati 2011

  • Admeld, which helps large websites sell advertising and is known as a "supply-side platform" company, would help Google obtain ad inventory from some of the top publishers of online content, including Thomson Reuters Corp. and News Corp. 's Fox News and New York Post sites.

    Google in Talks to Buy Online-Ad Firm Admeld Emily Steel 2011

  • Admeld helps large websites sell advertising and is known as a "supply-side platform" company.

    Google in Deal to Buy Admeld Amir Efrati 2011

  • Admeld, which helps large websites sell advertising and is known as a "supply-side platform" company, would help Google obtain ad inventory from some of the top publishers of online content, including Thomson Reuters Corp. and News Corp. 's Fox News and New York Post sites.

    Google in Talks to Buy Online-Ad Firm Admeld Emily Steel 2011

  • He said he was really attracted to the idea of supply-side economics and Kemp's proposed one-third reduction in individual tax rates.

    Robert Walker: If You Knew Newt Like I Knew Newt Robert Walker 2011

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