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inflationary
[ in-fley-shuh-ner-ee ]
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- anti-in·flation·ary adjective
- counter·in·flation·ary adjective
- nonin·flation·ary adjective
- over·in·flation·ary adjective
- postin·flation·ary adjective
- prein·flation·ary adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inflationary1
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Example Sentences
Creating lots of new yen cheapens the currency, which is a boon for exporters and is modestly inflationary.
Creating new money to bid up asset prices is also inflationary.
The disasters of the 1930s pushed central banks towards an inflationary bias.
In the Keynesian model, higher taxes are inherently anti-inflationary because they reduce purchasing power.
A free-spending government can print all the money its liberal, inflationary heart desires.
In spite of the inflationary measures the revenue fell, partly in consequence of the tax evasions of the great landowners.
To escape the cruel fate of inflationary corrosion, it has to be reinvested.
Paradoxically, an inflationary period is a period of certainty.
We must avoid any contribution to inflationary processes, which could disrupt sound growth in our economy.
While we control this inflationary pressure we must look forward to the time when this extraordinary demand will subside.
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