/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of deficit spending Find synonyms for: Noun1. deficit spending, compensatory spending, pump priming, spending, disbursement, disbursal, outlayusage: spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economyWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reclusive Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language