The Hindu Editorial (Beijing surprise) – Apr 19, 2019

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Beijing surprise) – Apr 19, 2019:

stimulus (noun) – impetus, boost, fillip.
rebound (noun) – recovery, revival, bouncing back.
stimulate (verb) – encourage, prompt, galvanize.
credit expansion (noun) – the policy where the central bank produces additional money in order to purchase debt from the government or from entrepreneurs, such as banks.
trade tension/trade war (noun) – a condition in which a country increase tariffs on foreign goods and impose quota restrictions to restrict other countries’ trade.
subside (verb) – abate, moderate, quieten down/calm.
accelerate (verb) – increase, rise, escalate.
buoy (verb) – encourage, stimulate, give strength to.
turnaround (noun) – an unexpected change.
liquidity (noun) – a measure of activity (i.e. the ability to buy or sell easily) in a market.
index (noun) – measure; guide, indication.
Gross domestic product (GDP) (noun) – a measure of economic activity in a country. It is the total value of a country’s annual output of goods and service.
of late (phrase) – recently, lately, in recent times.
prod (verb) – persuade, motivate, impel.
consumer spending or consumption expenditure (noun) – the spending by households on goods and services, excluding new housing.
tricky (adjective) – difficult, risky, problematic.
resort to (verb) – use, utilize, turn to.
disproportionately (adverb) – excessively, unduly, unnecessarily.
debt (noun) – indebtedness, financial obligation, liability.
boom (noun) – upturn/upsurge, upswing, increase.
reverse (verb) – overturn, revoke, cancel.
eventually (adverb) – in the end, finally, ultimately.
crack down on (phrasal verb) – get tough on, take severe measures against, clamp down on.
exuberant (adjective) – abundant, plentiful, buoyant/excited.
overheat (verb) – to show noticeable inflation.
crackdown (noun) – clampdown, getting tough/severe measures, suppression.
lately (adverb) – recently, of late, in recent times.
walk a tightrope (phrase) – to deal with a difficult situation in which a very small error could have very bad outcomes.
imbalance (noun) – disparity, variation, disproportion.
macroeconomic (adjective) – relating to the branch of economics concerned with large-scale factors (interest rates/national productivity).
bode well (verb) – augur, presage, portend (something, a good outcome).