Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective of or pertaining to deflation.
  • adjective (Economics) associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money. Opposite of inflationary.

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  • adjective associated with or tending to cause deflation.

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  • adjective associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money

Etymologies

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deflation +‎ -ary

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Examples

  • I would say that there are two main nuances to the word "deflationary."

    Is A Gold Standard Deflationary? 2011

  • If QE III does happen which I think it will it should result in short term deflationary pressures as the Federal Reserve buys back U.S. Treasuries.

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  • If QE III does happen which I think it will it should result in short term deflationary pressures as the Federal Reserve buys back U.S. Treasuries.

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  • Thus, the gold standard is called "deflationary" recessionary because it prevents the currency manipulators from supposedly solving the unemployment problem through the magic of the printing press.

    Is A Gold Standard Deflationary? 2011

  • Anti-capitalistic movements always do well in deflationary times.

    Matthew Yglesias » A Crisis of Demand, Not Productivity 2010

  • At First Eagle, the debate is over which is the bigger risk: near-term deflationary pressures or long-term inflation.

    Dueling Forecasts 2009

  • Another consequence has been a long-term deflationary malaise, which has kept yen interest rates ridiculously low to the detriment of savers.

    The Fed Is Out of Ammunition 2008

  • Loeper said that he thinks the inflation fears are overblown and that there is still a big risk for the U.S. to be mired in a long-term deflationary spiral like Japan in the 1990s.

    CNN.com 2011

  • This does not address the fundamental issue of a long-term deflationary bias in the bill that could ultimately expose the Scottish budget to further spending cuts.

    The Economist: Correspondent's diary 2011

  • My bottom line: the scales tipped last week in the direction of near-term deflationary pressures, despite the strong 2009: Q4 U.S.

    The Economist: Correspondent's diary 2010

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