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Keynes

key·nes

UK/keɪnz/ US/kiːnz/ rare

noun

1.

English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946)

Origin

Alteration of Anglo-Norman Kahaignae, Chaiines (“Cahagnes, now a commune in Normandy”).

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