誘い水 (sasoimizu) Japanese meaning: pump priming | Kotomoraを
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As an economic measure, the government made public investments to prime the pump.
Usage patterns
〈事〉が誘い水となるfor something to become the trigger/spark (for a following event)
The economic stimulus became the trigger for increased consumer spending.
〈事〉を誘い水にするto use something as a means of prompting a further reaction
The government used the tax cut as a lever to encourage investment.
誘い水を打つto prime the pump (literally, or as an initial economic stimulus)
The government primed the pump with public investment.
