Inflationary
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Inflationary is an adjective meaning Causing or liable to cause inflation.
Meaning
Causing or liable to cause inflation.
More Meanings
- Of or relating to inflation.
Example Sentences
The rapid influx of precious metals from the new mines had an inflationary effect on the specie based economy.
For the period through 1984, there is weak support for accelerationism, though the linear fit is mainly due to the disinflationary impact of high unemployment, which no one disputes, not the inflationary effects of prosperity.
Antonyms for inflationary
Common opposites include deflationary.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inflation, anti-inflationary, inflationist, inflated, upward, expansionary.
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