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pump-priming

Definition of pump-priming

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1the introduction of fluid into a pump to prepare it for working.
  • 2the stimulation of economic activity by investment: [as modifier]:a pump-priming fund

Derivatives

pump-prime

verb

pump-primer

noun

pump-priming in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pump-priming in the US English dictionary
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