Definitions
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- adjective
Causing or liable to causeinflation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective associated with or tending to cause increases in inflation
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Examples
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O'Grady: You know, Stuart, I think that one of the problems here is that you're not factoring in what they call inflationary expectations, which is, once people start to think that everything is going to be more expensive later on, they start to spend more aggressively.
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The AA acknowledges what it describes as "inflationary pressures for insurers".
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Mike Rutherford 2011
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The AA acknowledges what it describes as "inflationary pressures for insurers".
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Mike Rutherford 2011
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The AA acknowledges what it describes as "inflationary pressures for insurers".
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Mike Rutherford 2011
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Gold offers a unique feature at the moment as it is a store of value in inflationary as well as deflationary contexts.
Heritage's Ledermann eyes gold and emerging markets Tara Loader Wilkinson 2010
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This may just be a transitory near-term inflationary force.
BOE Heads Reluctantly Toward Rate Increase Richard Barley 2011
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"Our first approach is to seek to moderate medium-term inflationary pressures through the Singapore dollar exchange rate policy" of the central bank, Mr. Tharman said.
Singapore Plans $5.2 Billion Benefits Package for Citizens Gaurav Raghuvanshi 2011
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More photos and interactive graphics "The rise in long-term inflationary expectations... suggests that part of the recent rise in headline inflation may now be expected to persist for longer than previously thought," the OECD said.
Countries Urged to Raise Rates Gabriele Parussini 2011
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If it reflects anything at all, it probably reflects a slight uptick in inflationary expectations over the medium-run.
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The data are "consistent with very subdued medium term inflationary pressures," said BNP Paribas economist Eoin O'Callaghan.
Trichet Keeps Softer Collateral Rules Brian Blackstone 2010
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