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DEFLATIONARY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money

Example:

deflationary measures

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

economic science; economics; political economy (the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management)

Antonym:

inflationary (associated with or tending to cause increases in inflation)

Derivation:

deflation (a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices)

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