peace dividend
noun
: a portion of funds made available for nondefense spending by a reduction in the defense budget (as after a war)
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The peace dividend of the 1990s was shared with these agencies, especially the National Institutes of Health.
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Mung Chiang, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv’s pressing problems on the battlefield and President Donald Trump’s brazen unpredictability have done what no other combination has done before: shocked Europe out of its peace dividend slumber.
—Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
Many people from East Germany also expected a post-unification peace dividend that never materialized.
—Amanda Taub, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Southeast Asians have benefited greatly from this peace dividend.
—Huong Le Thu, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2023
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Mung Chiang, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv’s pressing problems on the battlefield and President Donald Trump’s brazen unpredictability have done what no other combination has done before: shocked Europe out of its peace dividend slumber.
—Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
Many people from East Germany also expected a post-unification peace dividend that never materialized.
—Amanda Taub, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Southeast Asians have benefited greatly from this peace dividend.
—Huong Le Thu, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2023
See All Example Sentences for peace dividend
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“Peace dividend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20dividend. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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