📖 Definitions of "Inflationary"
adjective
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Causing or liable to cause inflation.
"The rapid influx of precious metals from the new mines had an inflationary effect on the specie based economy."
↔️ Antonyms of "Inflationary"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| deflationary | Associated with or tending to cause deflation. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Inflationary"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| inflationnoun | (economics) An increase in the quantity of money, leading to a devaluation of existing money, adjusted for by way of higher nominal values. |
| anti-inflationary | (economics) Intended to counteract or reverse inflation or its effects. |
| inflationistnoun | A proponent of inflationism. |
| inflated | Filled with air or fluid |
| upwardnoun | In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin. |
| cost-push | — |
| expansionary | That promotes or exhibits expansion; expansionist. |
| overheatingnoun | A situation where something is overheated. |
| gallopingnoun | Movement at a gallop. |
| rampant | Unrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative manner. |
| hyperinflationary | (economics) Having very high levels of inflation. |
| skyrocketingverb | (intransitive) To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike. |
| swellingnoun | The state of being swollen. |
| burgeoningnoun | (by extension) A new growth or expansion of something. |
| boomingnoun | Experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth. |
| escalatory | Involving or relating to escalation. |
| inducible | Able to be induced or caused. |
| addictive | Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming. |
| dilutive | Causing dilution. |
| growthfulnoun | Causing growth. |
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