inflationary (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *inflationary*:
ADJECTIVE	all	inflationary	associated with or tending to cause increases / increases in inflation

inflationary > pronunciation
Sounds	ihnfley'shahneh.riy
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *inflationary*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	associated with or tending to cause increases / increases in inflation.
Example	"inflationary prices"
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	deflationary	associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases / increases in the purchasing power of money
Spanish	inflacionario, inflacionista
Catalan	inflacionista
Nouns	inflation	a general and progressive increase / increase in prices / prices

HyperDic: inflationary