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Small-Scale Asset Purchases (SSAPs)
A form of quantitative easing involving smaller, targeted purchases of financial assets by a central bank, designed to provide monetary stimulus without the scale of full QE programs.
Example
“The Bank of England conducted small-scale asset purchases of gilts to stabilize the bond market during a period of pension fund stress, without committing to a full QE program.”