stimulus

Definition

Examples

Lower interest rates provided a stimulus to the housing market this year.

Word Family

Synonyms

• incentivea positive motivational influence
• catalyst(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
• spura verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

Collocations

• Easy respond to stimulus
  to respond to stimulus, meaning to show a response or a reaction to something
• Medium economic stimulus package passed by parliament
  describing economic stimulus package passed by parliament (of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth)
• Hard fiscal stimulus deployed to avert recession
  describing fiscal stimulus deployed to avert recession (involving financial matters)
• Very Hard stimulus producing short-lived synthetic euphoria
  describing stimulus producing short-lived synthetic euphoria (any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action)