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KEYNES
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• KEYNES (noun)
The noun KEYNES has 1 sense:
1. English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946)
Familiarity information: KEYNES used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
John Maynard Keynes; Keynes
Instance hypernyms:
economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)
Holonyms ("Keynes" is a member of...):
Bloomsbury Group (an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles)
Derivation:
Keynesian (of or relating to John Maynard Keynes or to his economic theories)
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