单词 | additionality |
释义 | additionalityn. Chiefly Economics and Politics. The fact or concept of being additional; esp. any principle or policy that involves pursuing economic or financial practice according to this concept; spec. (in the European Union) the requirement that central funding should supplement, and not replace, national expenditure on a project. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > assignment of state money supply1609 concordatum1625 jagir1676 vote on account1797 revote1807 pork barrel1873 token vote1923 additionality1959 1959 Amer. Econ. Rev. 49 238 If barter transactions are to be of mutual benefit to the recipient country and to the U.S. and in addition not injure other exporters, there is need for a policy of additionality to be applied on both ends of the exchange. 1972 Newsweek 19 June 102/2 Central to their arguments is the delicate concept of ‘additionality’. Under this, a developed nation would be held liable for damages caused to a developing country as a result of its antipollution measures. 1980 Daily Tel. 5 June 1/3 Regional fund grants have to be matched by funds from the member country... But..there is every sign that the so-called ‘additionality’ requirement will become even more remote in the future. 1983 Daily Tel. 28 June 16/6 The Manpower Services Commission (MSC) decided to introduce the notion of awarding an employer a block grant of £1,850 for each of his two normal employees as long as he agrees to take on three additional trainees (and this 2:3 ‘incentive’ concept is known as ‘additionality’). 1994 K. Perry Business & European Community viii. 155 The principle of additionality is difficult to supervise..and there is a well-founded suspicion that the governments of some member states have simply pocketed aid from the Regional Fund and used it as a means of reducing their own levels of expenditure. 2008 Marketing Week (Nexis) 17 July 4 The energy regulator will also announce proposals relating to ‘additionality’—how much renewable energy consumers are getting above and beyond the Government obligation of 5%. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1959 |
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