no-growthadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊɡrəʊθ/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊˈɡroʊθ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., growth n.¹

Etymology: < no adj. + growth n.¹

A. adj.

Involving or exhibiting no growth. Also (in later use) of a policy, group, etc.: restricting, or advocating the restriction of, the growth of an economy, population, urban area, etc., esp. on environmental grounds.

ΚΠ

1940 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 9 18 The division between the growth and no-growth periods of the years is unusually distinct.

1950 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 37 12 Nutrient constituents had some influence on type of growth... The increase..to 4.0 per cent sucrose decreased the no-growth class from 83 to 8 and increased the mature embryo class from 62 to 162.

1970 N.Y. Times 10 June 72/2 More militant environmentalists have been advocating stabilizing or reducing the nation's population of 200 million and turning to a ‘no-growth economy’.

1988 D. Smith & J. Eyles Qualitative Methods in Human Geogr. 125 Primary emphasis is placed on a community within the Greater Vancouver Regional District of Canada where no-growth policies and sentiment impinged considerably on local groups and their interaction.

1998 in G. McKay DiY Culture 105 The Green Party has proposed a no-growth capitalist economy, and recent commentators have suggested that capitalism and ‘greenery’ are compatible.

B. n.

The policy or practice of restricting (esp. economic) growth.

ΚΠ

1971 Science 174 965 (title) International implications of no-growth.

1984 Washington Post (Nexis) 16 Nov. f7 Glendening's address was as much a signal to business interests outside Prince George's County as it was a scolding of proponents of no-growth.

1993 Guardian 6 Sept. 9/4 Green economics does not mean no-growth, convenient though that tag was for its detractors as the economy slid deeper into recession from 1990 onwards.

Derivatives

no-ˈgrowther n. a person who supports a no-growth policy.

ΚΠ

1975 Economist (Nexis) 13 Dec. 5 They are not no-growthers in the north-west, but they are definitely controlled-growthers.

2001 High Country News 18 June 2/2 A recent column..criticizing ‘no-growthers’..probably angered some of those interested in controlling sprawl.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	no-growth
释义	no-growthadj.n. Brit. /ˈnəʊɡrəʊθ/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˈɡroʊθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., growth n.¹ Etymology: < no adj. + growth n.¹ A. adj. Involving or exhibiting no growth. Also (in later use) of a policy, group, etc.: restricting, or advocating the restriction of, the growth of an economy, population, urban area, etc., esp. on environmental grounds. ΚΠ 1940 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 9 18 The division between the growth and no-growth periods of the years is unusually distinct. 1950 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 37 12 Nutrient constituents had some influence on type of growth... The increase..to 4.0 per cent sucrose decreased the no-growth class from 83 to 8 and increased the mature embryo class from 62 to 162. 1970 N.Y. Times 10 June 72/2 More militant environmentalists have been advocating stabilizing or reducing the nation's population of 200 million and turning to a ‘no-growth economy’. 1988 D. Smith & J. Eyles Qualitative Methods in Human Geogr. 125 Primary emphasis is placed on a community within the Greater Vancouver Regional District of Canada where no-growth policies and sentiment impinged considerably on local groups and their interaction. 1998 in G. McKay DiY Culture 105 The Green Party has proposed a no-growth capitalist economy, and recent commentators have suggested that capitalism and ‘greenery’ are compatible. B. n. The policy or practice of restricting (esp. economic) growth. ΚΠ 1971 Science 174 965 (title) International implications of no-growth. 1984 Washington Post (Nexis) 16 Nov. f7 Glendening's address was as much a signal to business interests outside Prince George's County as it was a scolding of proponents of no-growth. 1993 Guardian 6 Sept. 9/4 Green economics does not mean no-growth, convenient though that tag was for its detractors as the economy slid deeper into recession from 1990 onwards. Derivatives no-ˈgrowther n. a person who supports a no-growth policy. ΚΠ 1975 Economist (Nexis) 13 Dec. 5 They are not no-growthers in the north-west, but they are definitely controlled-growthers. 2001 High Country News 18 June 2/2 A recent column..criticizing ‘no-growthers’..probably angered some of those interested in controlling sprawl. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1940
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