SINCE 1828
counterinflationary
adjective
coun·ter·in·fla·tion·ary
| \ ˌkau̇n-tər-in-ˈflā-shə-ˌner-ē
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variants:
or counter-inflationary
Definition of counterinflationary
: acting or intended to stop, slow, reverse, or prevent economic inflation : counterinflation
… at 6.5%, the current jobless rate gets the experts worked up for counterinflationary warfare.— James Aley
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