Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pump_priming

2 senses of pump priming

Sense 1
deficit spending, compensatory spending, pump priming -- (spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy)
       => spending, disbursement, disbursal, outlay -- (the act of spending or disbursing money)

Sense 2
pump priming -- (introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing)
       => care, maintenance, upkeep -- (activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care")