Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fiscal drag

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: fis-cal -drag
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The deflationary pressure on the economy that results from the government's net fiscal position (spending minus taxation) failing to cover the net savings desires of the private economy.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

fiscal drags (plural)

Questions

What does fiscal drag mean?: The deflationary pressure on the economy that results from the government's net fiscal position (spending minus taxation) failing to cover the net savings desires of the private economy.

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