pump priming
noun [ U ]
ECONOMICS ukus(also pump-priming)the process of investing money in order to encourage the development of a business, economy, etc.:
After three years of careful pump priming, the industry is now up and running.
pump priming
adjective [ before noun ]
ECONOMICS ukusused to describe the process in which money is invested in order to encourage the development of a business or economy:
pump-priming measures/money/investment Such long-term pump-priming measures will have no immediate effect.