Word family noun inflation inflatable deflation reflation adjective inflatable inflated inflationary deflationary reflationary verb inflate deflate reflate
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinflationaryin‧fla‧tion‧a‧ry /ɪnˈfleɪʃənəri $ -ʃəneri/ adjective BPErelating to or causing price increases inflationary pressures in the economy A new round of wage increases could trigger an inflationary spiral (=a continuing rise in both wages and prices).Examples from the Corpus
inflationary• Imagine how many times restaurants and merchants had to change their posted prices during the inflationary 1970s, when prices almost doubled.• Many governments thus resort to financing expenditure through domestic bank borrowing and printing money, both of which are inflationary.• Trust me, he said - and then presided over an inflationary boom.• I recommend that the funding continue at the present level, with an inflationary consideration - £5,954.• The floating of the pound in 1972 symbolized this turnaround in favour of sustaining expansion regardless of the inflationary cost.• The 1970s and 1980s were inflationary decades.• The inflationary spiral constituted a grave threat which, if not halted, could jeopardise the entire economy.• I was then asked to give a seminar on the inflationary universe at Drexel University in Philadelphia.inflationary spiral• an inflationary spiral• He started blustering about the general election and an end to the inflationary spiral.• The inflationary spiral constituted a grave threat which, if not halted, could jeopardise the entire economy.From Longman Business Dictionaryinflationaryin‧fla‧tion‧a‧ry /ɪnˈfeɪʃənəri-ʃəneri/ adjectiveECONOMICS relating to or causing price increasesEmployment costs are one of the best indicators of inflationary pressures in the economy. 