See Also: interventionist(dictionary)

emption (iou) and interventionist (oh)


emption (iou)



emption noun. LME.
[Latin emptio(n-), from empt- pa. ppl stem of emere buy: see -ION.]
A tax on the sale of plate and bullion in the King's Exchange. LME-L15.
In Roman Law (now Hist.), purchase in a contract of sale (correl. to VENDITION); gen. the action of buying. M16.

interventionist (oh)



based on the belief of a government or organization that it should take action or spend money to influence the economy (=financial system) or what happens in Other countries
interventionist approach/role/policy
::The UN adopted a more interventionist approach in the region.
-- interventionism n [U]