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peace dividend
peace dividendn. An amount of money taken from a defense budget and appropriated elsewhere in times of peace when less money is required for defense than in times of hostility or war.peace dividend n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) additional money available to a government from cuts in defence expenditure because of the end of a period of hostilities peace′ div`idend
n. money cut by a government from its defense budget as a result of the cessation of hostilities with other countries.
peace dividend
peace dividendThe money a country stands to save or even earn by not engaging in war or buying weaponry. Our government has been resolute in its decision not to engage in this dispute, instead investing the peace dividend back into social infrastructure like health care and public transportation.See also: dividend, peacea/the ˈpeace dividend money that governments save by not buying weapons: The Health Service should benefit from the peace dividend.See also: dividend, peacepeace dividend
peace dividend additional money available to a government from cuts in defence expenditure because of the end of a period of hostilities peace dividend
Peace DividendA byword for the benefits for a government's budget (and presumably for the economy as a whole) resulting from a reduction in military spending following the end of a war or conflict. The peace dividend frees up money to spend on other things, which may have a significantly positive effect in the long term. However, it may cause job losses in some areas that are economically dependent on the military. The term was used frequently in the United States and Britain after the Cold War to justify military budget cuts.peace dividend the additional resources that may be made available as a result of cuts in national defence budgets following improved political relationships between Western industrial countries and the former Eastern bloc countries. |