"To slow the economy" means to deliberately reduce the rate at which a country's economy grows or the pace at which businesses operate. This is done to prevent excessive inflation or other economic imbalances that may arise due to a rapid and unsustainable growth rate.
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Sentences with «to slow the economy»
- Talk about slow economy growth, inflation, lack of investment intelligence, and the likes. (investica.com)
- But at the same time, we know there are a number of things which slowed economies down which have been decidedly temporary, but temporary in a longer sense than normal. (sencanada.ca)
- In the face of tightening bank credit, this will cut back new corporate spending on plant and equipment, further slowing the economy. (michael-hudson.com)
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