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Reaganomics

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rā'gə-nŏmʹĭks
  • US: /ˌreɪɡəˈnɑmɪks/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • UK: /ˌreɪɡəˈnɒmɪks/
  • rhymes with -ɒmɪks
  • CMU ARPABET: R EY2 G AH0 N AA1 M IH0 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

The neoliberal, free market economic ideas and policies of the American president Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) and his two administrations (1981–1989), with a focus on reduced government spending, taxation, and regulations (supply-side economics) and granting potential benefits and encouragement to wealthy people and businesses in particular to drive the rest of the economy (trickle-down hypothesis).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Blend of Reagan + economics, equivalent to Reagan + -nomics.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: reyqanomika — economic idea
  • Finnish: reaganismi — economic idea
  • Polish: reaganomika — economic idea
  • Russian: рейгано́мика (rejganómika) — economic idea
  • Spanish: reaganomía — economic idea