accelerator effect

noun

The positive effect on private fixed investment of the growth of the market economy, commonly measured by a change in gross domestic product.

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Meanings

nounaccelerator effect (usually uncountable, plural accelerator effects)

plural accelerator effects

  1. uncountableusuallyeconomicsThe positive effect on private fixed investment of the growth of the market economy, commonly measured by a change in gross domestic product.
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