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stimulus (s), stimuli (pl)
1. Any form of energy capable of eliciting a reaction in a sense organ or in any excitable tissue.
2. A signal that alerts an organism or leads to a responsive action: "Heat and light are physical stimuli for a variety of responses."
3. Something that encourages an activity or a process to begin, to increase, or to develop: "The dog responded to the stimulus of the whistle."
4. An agent or factor that provokes interest, enthusiasm, or excitement.
5. Anything that causes something to happen, to progress, or to become more active: "When our company had a pay raise, it was a stimulus for greater production."
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(Greek: bend, curve, turn, a turning; response to stimulus)
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fiscal stimulus
A tax cut and/or an increase in government spending.

This program tends to increase aggregate demand and therefore the level of economic activity in the short run.

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stimulus plan
1. A plan that encourages an activity or a process to begin, to increase, or to develop.
2. Monetary aid provided in order to "energize" or to spur growth in the economy; that is, to make greater efforts to improve the economic situation.

As President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress draft an economic stimulus plan for the United States, China is already two months into its own, very different stimulus effort to combat the global economic slump.

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