inflationary
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English inflation Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English inflationary From inflation + -ary.
- Causing or liable to cause inflation.
“The rapid influx of precious metals from the new mines had an inflationary effect on the specie based economy.”
“For the period through 1984, there is weak support for accelerationism, though the linear fit is mainly due to the disinflationary impact of high unemployment, which no one disputes, not the inflationary effects of prosperity.”
- Of or relating to inflation.