inflationary
adjective
in·fla·tion·ary
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Definition of inflationary
: of, characterized by, or productive of inflation
inflationary policies
Examples of inflationary in a Sentence
He blames the bad economy on the government's inflationary policies.
Recent Examples on the Web
Unemployment has fallen to levels most economists believed would be inflationary, and yet inflation remains tame. — Jared Bernstein, Vox, "Low-income communities are finally feeling the expansion. The Fed is noticing.," 26 June 2019 Prices for long-term bonds, by contrast, are influenced much more by inflation and inflationary expectations. — Russ Wiles, azcentral, "What you should know about investing in bonds as a long bull market continues," 4 Aug. 2019 If, for example, the inhabitants of some countries abandon their failing inflationary fiat currency and begin to use Libra instead. . — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, "Facebookâs Audacious Pitch for a Global Cryptocurrency," 30 July 2019 But over the past decade that trade-off has rarely been a vexed choice, because inflationary pressure has stayed oddly low. — The Economist, "For how long can todayâs global economic expansion last?," 12 July 2019 The economy has changed since the 1970s, and while the Phillips Curve may be due for yet another incarnation, that doesnât make the case for lowering interest rates or other inflationary policies. — Allison Schrager, Quartz, "The Phillips Curve is deadâlong live the Phillips Curve," 12 July 2019 And the exchange rate had depreciated sharply, fuelling inflationary pressures. — Priscilla Twumasi-baffour, Quartz Africa, "Many Ghanaians think their country should divorce the IMFâthat isnât likely to happen," 8 July 2019 Its troubles stem from a quip about the inflationary impact of the porcine pandemic, which has pushed up consumer prices. — The Economist, "UBS faces a China backlash because of a quip about pigs," 21 June 2019 Citibanamex, which projects 4% CPI inflation this year, expects the inflationary impact of the wage increases to be moderate. — Anthony Harrup, WSJ, "Mexicoâs Inflation Slowed in 2018," 9 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inflationary.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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inflationary
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of inflationary
: of or relating to economic inflation
: causing, experiencing, or affected by economic inflation : causing, experiencing, or affected by rising prices
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