Keynes

[ keynz ]

noun

1. John Maynard, 1st Baron, 1883–1946, English economist and writer.

Keynes

/ keɪnz /

noun

1. KeynesJohn Maynard18831946MEnglishSOCIAL SCIENCE: economist John Maynard, 1st Baron Keynes. 1883–1946, English economist. In The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936) he argued that unemployment was characteristic of an unregulated market economy and therefore to achieve a high level of employment it was necessary for governments to manipulate the overall level of demand through monetary and fiscal policies (including, when appropriate, deficit financing). He helped to found the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank

Derived Forms

• ˈKeynesianˌism, noun
• ˈKeynesian, adjectivenoun

Example Sentences

On the mountain, Tony Evans, originally from Pontypridd, but now living in Milton Keynes, said he didn't even know about the change.

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The man put the device on the side of the rink while it was under construction in Milton Keynes.

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In one of the worst examples, waste from Derby City Council and Derbyshire Council ended up at 19 different incinerators in one year - from Milton Keynes to North Yorkshire.

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She left her high paying job, remortgaged her home in Milton Keynes and launched a business.

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The plan is for more than 10,000 new homes for 26,000 people as part of the UK’s first new town since Milton Keynes was built six decades ago.

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