stop-goadj.n.

/stɒpɡəʊ/

Etymology: < stop v. + go v.

A. adj.

1. Of signs or lights: indicating alternately to traffic that it should stop or that it should go.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [adjective] > types of traffic sign or light

stop-go1918

stop-and-go1926

keep-left1936

1918 Wells Fargo Messenger Feb. 94/3 The copper flashed us a smile as he gave his stop-go apparatus another twist.

1952 M. Steen Phoenix Rising ii. 50 They were..held up..by ‘Stop’-‘Go’ signs.

1965 Motor 17 July 1/2 The long queues of cars waiting at the wrongly timed stop-go lights.

2. Alternately stopping and going, or acting and not acting.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [adjective] > alternatively acting and not acting

stop-and-go1943

stop-and-start1950

stop-go1960

1960 Times 10 Oct. 16/1 In their new ‘stop-go’ style they were infinitely the more dangerous.

1973 ‘M. Innes’ Appleby's Answer iii. 32 Their taxi made only a tedious stop-go progress.

1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 May 503/4 Would that English historical journals discussed, for example, the implications for future research of the stop-go policy of recruitment of graduates to history departments.

3. Economics. Of, pertaining to, or designating a policy of alternately restricting demand, in order to contain inflation, and expanding credit, in order to reduce unemployment.The earlier designation of the policy was stop-and-go adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [adjective] > of or relating to specific policies or actions

imperial1726

co-operative1821

protectionist1844

inflationist1876

rational1915

deflationist1921

rationalist1942

producer-oriented1946

redistributionist1949

substantivist1956

supply side1957

demand-pull1958

tax-and-spend1960

stop-and-go1961

stop-go1962

go-stop1964

supply-driven1973

demand-side1975

supply side1976

demand-driven1980

1962 Daily Tel. 21 Feb. 10 It is precisely these ‘stop-go’ policies of successive Chancellors which have been a major cause of our export troubles.

1965 Listener 3 June 817/2 The British Government then in office found its negotiating position undermined by gossip and arguments at home about the imminence of devaluation of the pound sterling as the only way out of the old stop-go circle.

1971 Business Week 13 Nov. 146/3 Yet Ulman and Flanagan conclude that governments have a strong tendency to choose stop-go policies.

1975 J. De Bres tr. E. Mandel Late Capitalism xiv. 455 The ‘Stop-Go’ pattern of the British economy in the first post-war Tory era is the classical example of such a relatively autonomous credit cycle.

1979 Dædalus Spring 47 In Sweden, special factors reduced the country's vulnerability to uncontrollable money wage increases, hence to disruptive policies of the stop-go variety.

B. n.

Economics. A stop-go policy; the economic cycle resulting from this.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > an economic policy > specific policies and actions

protection1719

co-operation1817

tariff-reform1859

monetary union1866

border protection1875

rationalization1875

tariffication1892

tariffade1904

inflationism1919

NEP1923

war communism1928

voodoo economics1930

substantivism1931

sterilization1938

deficit spending1941

deficit financing1943

tax-and-spend1956

indexation1960

stop-go1964

incomes policy1965

scala mobile1965

quantitative easing1966

jawboning1969

Nixonomics1969

developmentalism1970

degrowth1971

inflation-proofing1973

NEB1973

dollarization1982

fiscal engineering1982

Rogernomics1985

1964 S. Brittan Treasury under Tories vii. 208 This was the event which turned the business community violently against ‘stop-go’ and made it look with a less jaundiced eye on national planning.

1966 Listener 2 June 808/2 Does more inflation mean more difficulties with the balance of payments and more ‘stop-go’?

1972 Accountant 23 Mar. 365 What evidence is there to convince management and industry that the new phase of expansion which the Chancellor's proposals should generate will not, as on so many previous occasions, culminate within some 18–24 months in a revival of ‘stop-go’ and balance of payments difficulties?

1976 K. Joseph Monetarism is not Enough 10 We refused to believe that it was the drug which had caused the need for a stop, hence we still say ‘stop-go’, but it is the go which causes the stop, not vice~versa.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	stop-go
释义	stop-goadj.n. /stɒpɡəʊ/ Etymology: < stop v. + go v. A. adj. 1. Of signs or lights: indicating alternately to traffic that it should stop or that it should go. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [adjective] > types of traffic sign or light stop-go1918 stop-and-go1926 keep-left1936 1918 Wells Fargo Messenger Feb. 94/3 The copper flashed us a smile as he gave his stop-go apparatus another twist. 1952 M. Steen Phoenix Rising ii. 50 They were..held up..by ‘Stop’-‘Go’ signs. 1965 Motor 17 July 1/2 The long queues of cars waiting at the wrongly timed stop-go lights. 2. Alternately stopping and going, or acting and not acting. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [adjective] > alternatively acting and not acting stop-and-go1943 stop-and-start1950 stop-go1960 1960 Times 10 Oct. 16/1 In their new ‘stop-go’ style they were infinitely the more dangerous. 1973 ‘M. Innes’ Appleby's Answer iii. 32 Their taxi made only a tedious stop-go progress. 1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 May 503/4 Would that English historical journals discussed, for example, the implications for future research of the stop-go policy of recruitment of graduates to history departments. 3. Economics. Of, pertaining to, or designating a policy of alternately restricting demand, in order to contain inflation, and expanding credit, in order to reduce unemployment.The earlier designation of the policy was stop-and-go adj. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [adjective] > of or relating to specific policies or actions imperial1726 co-operative1821 protectionist1844 inflationist1876 rational1915 deflationist1921 rationalist1942 producer-oriented1946 redistributionist1949 substantivist1956 supply side1957 demand-pull1958 tax-and-spend1960 stop-and-go1961 stop-go1962 go-stop1964 supply-driven1973 demand-side1975 supply side1976 demand-driven1980 1962 Daily Tel. 21 Feb. 10 It is precisely these ‘stop-go’ policies of successive Chancellors which have been a major cause of our export troubles. 1965 Listener 3 June 817/2 The British Government then in office found its negotiating position undermined by gossip and arguments at home about the imminence of devaluation of the pound sterling as the only way out of the old stop-go circle. 1971 Business Week 13 Nov. 146/3 Yet Ulman and Flanagan conclude that governments have a strong tendency to choose stop-go policies. 1975 J. De Bres tr. E. Mandel Late Capitalism xiv. 455 The ‘Stop-Go’ pattern of the British economy in the first post-war Tory era is the classical example of such a relatively autonomous credit cycle. 1979 Dædalus Spring 47 In Sweden, special factors reduced the country's vulnerability to uncontrollable money wage increases, hence to disruptive policies of the stop-go variety. B. n. Economics. A stop-go policy; the economic cycle resulting from this. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > an economic policy > specific policies and actions protection1719 co-operation1817 tariff-reform1859 monetary union1866 border protection1875 rationalization1875 tariffication1892 tariffade1904 inflationism1919 NEP1923 war communism1928 voodoo economics1930 substantivism1931 sterilization1938 deficit spending1941 deficit financing1943 tax-and-spend1956 indexation1960 stop-go1964 incomes policy1965 scala mobile1965 quantitative easing1966 jawboning1969 Nixonomics1969 developmentalism1970 degrowth1971 inflation-proofing1973 NEB1973 dollarization1982 fiscal engineering1982 Rogernomics1985 1964 S. Brittan Treasury under Tories vii. 208 This was the event which turned the business community violently against ‘stop-go’ and made it look with a less jaundiced eye on national planning. 1966 Listener 2 June 808/2 Does more inflation mean more difficulties with the balance of payments and more ‘stop-go’? 1972 Accountant 23 Mar. 365 What evidence is there to convince management and industry that the new phase of expansion which the Chancellor's proposals should generate will not, as on so many previous occasions, culminate within some 18–24 months in a revival of ‘stop-go’ and balance of payments difficulties? 1976 K. Joseph Monetarism is not Enough 10 We refused to believe that it was the drug which had caused the need for a stop, hence we still say ‘stop-go’, but it is the go which causes the stop, not vice~versa. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.n.1918
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