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peace dividend

peace dividend noun: an economic benefit gained from a reduction in defence spending, especially a fund of public money that is thereby made available for other purposes.

Noun

peace dividend (plural peace dividends)

  1. An economic benefit gained from a reduction in defence spending, especially a fund of public money that is thereby made available for other purposes.
    • The peace dividend, or what Borrell calls the security “siesta”, is truly over. Russia’s invasion led to defence spending by EU states in 2022 for the first time surpassing that of 1989 – 30% higher than in 2013.2023 September 30, Patrick Wintour, “‘No turning back’: how the Ukraine war has profoundly changed the EU”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of peace dividend

pluralpeace dividends

Questions about peace dividend

What does peace dividend mean?
Peace dividend means an economic benefit gained from a reduction in defence spending, especially a fund of public money that is thereby made available for other purposes.
What part of speech is peace dividend?
Peace dividend is a noun.
What is the plural of peace dividend?
The plural of peace dividend is peace dividends.

Words near peace dividend in the dictionary

  1. Peace Corps
  2. Peace Country
  3. Peace Dale
  4. Peace Democrat
  5. Peace Democrats
  6. peace dividend
  7. peace dividends
  8. peace dollar
  9. peace dollars
  10. peace dove
  11. peace doves

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