quantitative easing

noun

, Economics.

1. the policy by which a central bank creates money and uses it to purchase financial assets, thereby increasing the money supply and stimulating a weak economy. : QE

quantitative easing

noun

1. the practice of increasing the supply of money in order to stimulate economic activity

Word History and Origins

Origin of quantitative easing¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

They argued that quantitative easing would only encourage risky lending without creating many real jobs.

From Time

This is why quantitative easing drives up the price of assets like shares of stock, corporate debt, commercial real estate, and even fine art.

From Time

However, the economic effects of quantitative easing eventually fade, according to researchers at the Bank for International Settlements, a Switzerland-based institution that acts as a central bank for central banks.

From ProPublica

Powell was saying that the value of assets like fixed-income bonds was being inflated by quantitative easing.

From Time

These so-called quantitative easing measures were intended to keep interest rates low.

From The Daily Beast

Chairman of the Federal Reserve:  “Quantitative Easing it is!”

From The Daily Beast

Yellen was present at the creation of quantitative easing, and is pledging to continue the policy until it works.

From The Daily Beast

Republicans have tried for the last several years to make it seem as if quantitative easing is a tool of the hard left.

From The Daily Beast

The objections to quantitative easing were generally pro forma and not particularly articulate.

From The Daily Beast