pump-primern.

Brit.

/ˈpʌm(p) ˌprʌɪmə/, U.S.

/ˈpəm(p) ˌpraɪmər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pump n.¹, prime v.², -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < pump n.¹ + prime v.² + -er suffix¹, after to prime the pump at prime v.² 5a. Compare pump-priming n. and slightly later pump-primed adj., pump-prime v.

An instance of pump-priming; an activity or measure, as a grant, investment, etc., intended to stimulate economic growth.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > growth > stimulation by investment > that which

pump-primer1934

1934 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 11 June 15 d/8 Commentators continued to call attention to the implications of that government's huge spending program and its efficacy as a further business ‘pump primer’.

1953 Manch. Guardian Weekly 13 Aug. 9/3 Sir Greville Maginness suggests that the grants will act as ‘pump-primers’ and encourage the more backward firms.

1962 Times 11 May 17/6 Expansion..could be effective as a pump-primer for the economy of the region.

1979 Nature 4 Jan. 7/3 Finance has been a constant anxiety, for the initial grants from the Wolfson Foundation and other funds were pump primers.

1993 Wall St. Jrnl. (European ed.) 19 Aug. 1/1 The decision to move into the heart of the former German Democratic Republic..was hailed as..an essential pump-primer for the collapsed eastern economy.

2004 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 11 July x. 32/1 The city's use of tax-increment financing (TIF) districts, the most controversial urban pump-primer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pump-primer
释义	pump-primern. Brit. /ˈpʌm(p) ˌprʌɪmə/, U.S. /ˈpəm(p) ˌpraɪmər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pump n.¹, prime v.², -er suffix¹. Etymology: < pump n.¹ + prime v.² + -er suffix¹, after to prime the pump at prime v.² 5a. Compare pump-priming n. and slightly later pump-primed adj., pump-prime v. An instance of pump-priming; an activity or measure, as a grant, investment, etc., intended to stimulate economic growth. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > growth > stimulation by investment > that which pump-primer1934 1934 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 11 June 15 d/8 Commentators continued to call attention to the implications of that government's huge spending program and its efficacy as a further business ‘pump primer’. 1953 Manch. Guardian Weekly 13 Aug. 9/3 Sir Greville Maginness suggests that the grants will act as ‘pump-primers’ and encourage the more backward firms. 1962 Times 11 May 17/6 Expansion..could be effective as a pump-primer for the economy of the region. 1979 Nature 4 Jan. 7/3 Finance has been a constant anxiety, for the initial grants from the Wolfson Foundation and other funds were pump primers. 1993 Wall St. Jrnl. (European ed.) 19 Aug. 1/1 The decision to move into the heart of the former German Democratic Republic..was hailed as..an essential pump-primer for the collapsed eastern economy. 2004 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 11 July x. 32/1 The city's use of tax-increment financing (TIF) districts, the most controversial urban pump-primer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1934
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