supply-side

adjective

sup·​ply-side sə-ˈplī-ˈsīd How to pronounce supply-side (audio)
: of, relating to, or being an economic theory that reduction of tax rates encourages more earnings, savings, and investment and thereby expands economic activity and the total taxable national income
supply-sider noun

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Its primary focus is supply-side, with some predicting limited immediate impact as housing production takes time. Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 However, commodity strategists warned Monday that prices could reflect an overly optimistic stance from markets, which are underestimating the scale of persistent supply-side challenges. Hugh Leask, CNBC, 29 June 2026 At its worst, American individualism (with its myths of boot-strapping and entrepreneurial can-do) is just the propaganda of commercialism, a supply-side fable. Literary Hub, 4 June 2026 For the global engineering industry, this is the most disruptive supply-side event since the 1970s oil crises – and in several disciplines, the most disruptive in living memory. Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supply-side

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First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of supply-side was in 1976

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“Supply-side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supply-side. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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