stabilizer

stabilizer
stabilizer sta‧bil‧iz‧er [ˈsteɪblaɪzə ǁ -ər] also stabiliser noun [countable usually plural] ECONOMICS
one of the ways in which a government tries to prevent large movements in the level of employment, incomes, prices, and production, for example by controlling interest rates, income tax, and government spending:

• Taxes and public spending act as automatic stabilisers in modern economies.

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stabilizer UK US (UK also stabiliser) /ˈsteɪbɪlaɪzər/ noun [C]
► ECONOMICS, FINANCE something that helps keep an economy, market, etc. stable, so that it does not change unexpectedly: »

The behavior of the market is an automatic stabilizer for the economy.

► PRODUCTION something such as a chemical that is added to a substance to prevent it from changing or separating into different parts: »

Lead is sometimes added to PVC as an inexpensive stabilizer.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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