/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of pump priming 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 economy2. pump priming, care, maintenance, upkeepusage: introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowingWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: diaphanous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language