Shovel-ready Definition
adjective
(US, Canada) Ready for immediate commencement of excavation and construction.
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(by extension) Describing a project which is a candidate for economic stimulus spending, the one having a more immediate impact on the economy as opposed to the project requiring a great deal of time that must elapse for architecture, zoning, legal considerations or other factors before labor can be deployed on it.
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Alternative spelling of shovel-ready.
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Origin of Shovel-ready
First used by Barack Obama during an interview with Meet the Press on 6 December 2008.
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