peace dividend

noun

: money that a government originally planned to spend on its military that becomes available for other things when a situation changes (such as when a war ends)

Full Definition of PEACE DIVIDEND

: a portion of funds made available for nondefense spending by a reduction in the defense budget (as after a war)

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First Known Use of PEACE DIVIDEND

1968

Rhymes with PEACE DIVIDEND

around the bend, at one's wit's end, fisherman's bend, hyperextend, misapprehend, overextend, receiving end, stock dividend, superintend

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