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pump priming

pump prim·ing


noun 
Definition:
 
1. investment to stimulate regional growth: the use of investment to stimulate the economy in depressed regions and bring about self-sustaining growth

2. process to get pump working: the process or act of making a pump work more effectively by pouring fluid into it as it starts up

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