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Definition of pump-prime in English:

pump-prime

transitive verb

[with object]

  • Stimulate activity in (an economy) by investment.

    • ‘attempts to pump-prime the economy have failed’

Pronunciation

pump-prime

/ˈpəm(p)ˌprīm/ /ˈpəm(p)ˌpraɪm/