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" |
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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 |
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Opposite | inflationary | associated with or tending to cause increases / increases in inflation |
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Spanish | deflacionario, deflacionista |
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Nouns | deflation | a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices / prices |
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