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quantitative easing

The English word “quantitative easing” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A monetary policy in which the central bank increases the money supply in the banking system, as by purchasing bonds from banks.

Etymology

Possibly partly after Japanese 量的緩和 (ryōteki kanwa, “quantitative easing”), short form of 量的 (ryōteki, “quantitative”) 金融 (kin'yū, “financial”) 緩和 (kanwa, “easing”).

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