ADJECTIVE | all | deflationary | associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases / increases in the purchasing power of money |
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Sounds | dihfley'shahneh.riy | |
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Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... |
Meaning | associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases / increases in the purchasing power of money. | |
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Example | "deflationary measures" | |
Category | economics, economic science, political economy | The branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
Opposite | inflationary | associated with or tending to cause increases / increases in inflation |
Spanish | deflacionario, deflacionista | |
Nouns | deflation | a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices / prices |
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