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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Tending toward or causing expansion.

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  • adjective That causes expansion

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Examples

  • Osborne insists that Britain will enjoy what he calls "expansionary austerity", because the knowledge that the government is getting to grips with the public finances will engender confidence and encourage private spending to replace the cuts in public spending.

    Is Osborne fit to run the economy – or to ruin it? 2011

  • However, if interest rates are expected to stay low indefinitely, this short-term expansionary effect is weakened.

    Where Are the Bond Vigilantes? Ronald McKinnon 2011

  • That takes the form of eliminating structural deficits and decreasing public-debt/GDP ratios in expansionary times, but that is really just score-keeping for the underlying purpose.

    Matthew Yglesias » Primary Balance 2010

  • That would put domestic political pressure on the Bundesbank to engage in expansionary policies, and German central bankers like nothing less than expansionary monetary policy.

    Matthew Yglesias » Krugman on Europe 2010

  • Dave McClure, oops, Simplyhired. com, get $3m VC or should I call it expansionary seed to move beyond 3. 5m jobs?

    Friday del.icio.us Links incl another Rupert Acquisition Ben Barren 2005

  • However, as most governments have realised, there is a difficult balancing act between delivering a short term expansionary boost while providing reassurance or medium term fiscal discipline.

    newsday.co.tt 2009

  • However, as most governments have realised, there is a difficult balancing act between delivering a short term expansionary boost while providing reassurance or medium term fiscal discipline.

    newsday.co.tt 2009

  • For the proposed 2009 fiscal budget, spending by regulatory agencies is to grow by 6.4 percent, similar to the growth rate for last year, and continuing a long-term expansionary trend.

    Reflector - Latest Headlines from The Daily Reflector 2008

  • For the proposed 2009 fiscal budget, spending by regulatory agencies is to grow by 6.4 percent, similar to the growth rate for last year, and continuing a long-term expansionary trend.

    Marginal Revolution 2008

  • … For the proposed 2009 fiscal budget, spending by regulatory agencies is to grow by 6.4 percent, similar to the growth rate for last year, and continuing a long-term expansionary trend.

    The Foundry 2008

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