expansionary

adjective

ex·​pan·​sion·​ary ik-ˈspan(t)-shə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce expansionary (audio)
: tending toward expansion
an expansionary economy

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Whereas expansionary monetary policy puts downward pressure in the short term, the subsequent surge in inflation causes interest rates to rise. Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Takaichi narrowly lost to Ishiba in last year's party run-off leadership election and is known for her expansionary fiscal proposals and skepticism of the Bank of Japan's rate increases. Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025 However, some models also posit that there was a second brief burst of expansionary energy that followed inflation. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Several members of the Fed’s board, including some appointed by Trump (and floated as potential Powell successors), have publicly dissented from Powell’s stance, advocating for more aggressive rate cuts to mix monetary stimulus with the president’s expansionary trade and fiscal policies. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for expansionary

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First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of expansionary was in 1936

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“Expansionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expansionary. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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