Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Disposed or tending to accommodate, or to be accommodating; adaptive.
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- adjective
Supplying with orobliging ;accommodating .
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- adjective willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement
- adjective tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony
- adjective helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
Etymologies
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Examples
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In a speech to Group of 20 finance officials in Paris, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke strongly rebutted critics who call his accommodative monetary policies inflationary.
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The ECB would continue its so-called accommodative policy to stimulate growth in Europe's economy by boosting the amount banks were allowed to lend, he said.
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'In essence, this is what you'd call accommodative monetary policy i.e. accommodate the fiscal stimulus that the government will be launching,' she said.
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'In essence, this is what you'd call accommodative monetary policy i.e. accommodate the fiscal stimulus that the government will be launching,' she said.
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He said the ECB had done its part to support the economy through the three-year crisis and that its current policy remained "accommodative" but also "appropriate," in view of the absence of clear risks of either inflation or deflation.
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In central bank speak, you could say that Mr. Bernanke's operation is not "accommodative" when responding to Freedom of Information Act requests.
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It also stressed that monetary conditions in Japan remain "accommodative," meaning interest rates are already low enough to stimulate corporate investment and spending.
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Jan. 6 Bloomberg -- The Bank of Korea said it's alert to the risk of domestic imbalances arising from "accommodative" monetary policy, after meeting to discuss the
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Malaysia cbank hikes rates to unwind crisis measures bank raises rates by 25 bps * Joins handful of global banks unwinding crisis rate cuts * Says policy to remain "accommodative" * Unlikely to prompt other c.
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(AFP) - Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that "accommodative" monetary policies are still needed to sustain an economic recovery but
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