prime the pump — ► to provide money, encouragement, ideas, etc. to help something get started: »Venture capital needs to be raised to prime the pump of startups, which are long on ideas but short on cash. Main Entry: ↑prime … Financial and business terms
prime the pump — ► prime the pump stimulate growth or success by supplying money. Main Entry: ↑prime … English terms dictionary
prime the pump — phrasal : to take steps to encourage the growth, functioning, or expression of something; specifically : to attempt to stimulate employment or economic activity by government spending this spending has not yet primed the pump T.W.Arnold compare… … Useful english dictionary
prime the pump — mainly American to do something in order to make something succeed, especially to spend money. European governments and banks are priming the pump world wide looking for alternative energy … New idioms dictionary
prime the pump — stimulate growth or success by supplying money. → prime … English new terms dictionary
prime the pump — idi a) to increase government expenditure in an effort to stimulate the economy b) to support or promote the operation or improvement of something … From formal English to slang
prime the pump — phrasal to take steps to encourage the growth or functioning of something … New Collegiate Dictionary
prime the pump — to help a business or activity to be successful, especially by providing money at the start … English dictionary
To prime a pump — Prime Prime, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Priming}.] [From {Prime}, a.] 1. To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay the first color, coating, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prime — Ⅰ. prime [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) of first importance; main. 2) of the best possible quality; excellent. 3) (of a number) divisible only by itself and one (e.g. 2, 3, 5, 7). ► NOUN 1) a time of greatest vigour or success in a person s life. 2) … English terms dictionary
