DEFLATIONARY
Dictionary entry overview: What does deflationary mean? • DEFLATIONARY (adjective)
The adjective DEFLATIONARY has 1 sense:
1. associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money
Familiarity information: DEFLATIONARY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DEFLATIONARY (adjective)
Meaning:
Associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money
Context example:
deflationary measures
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)
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