BEGGAR-MY-NEIGHBOUR POLICY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does beggar-my-neighbour policy mean? 

• BEGGAR-MY-NEIGHBOUR POLICY (noun)
  The noun BEGGAR-MY-NEIGHBOUR POLICY has 1 sense:

1. a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy

  Familiarity information: BEGGAR-MY-NEIGHBOUR POLICY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BEGGAR-MY-NEIGHBOUR POLICY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

beggar-my-neighbor policy; beggar-my-neighbor strategy; beggar-my-neighbour policy; beggar-my-neighbour strategy

Context example:

the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy

Hypernyms ("beggar-my-neighbour policy" is a kind of...):

policy (a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group)