supply-side

[ suh-plahy-sahyd ]

adjective

, Economics.

1. of or relating to a theory that stresses the reduction of taxes, especially for those of higher income, as a means of encouraging business investment and growth and stabilizing the economy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of supply-side¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

And Arthur Laffer, the creator of supply-side economics, may have fathered six children.

From The Daily Beast

Is this the re-emergence of Paul Ryan's affiliation with the Jude Wanniski/Jack Kemp school of supply-side economics?

From The Daily Beast

Last month, Bloomberg reported that Apple is considering another major supply-side shake-up.

From The Daily Beast

One of my quixotic blog battles has been against the nonsense of revenue-raising supply-side tax cuts.

From The Daily Beast

A supply-side cut sees business investment as the key to growth.

From The Daily Beast

Corresponding to utility on the demand side is cost of production on the supply side.

From Project Gutenberg