expansionary

adjective

ex·​pan·​sion·​ary ik-ˈspan(t)-shə-ˌner-ē 

: tending toward expansion

an expansionary economy

Examples of expansionary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those additional deficits come even as the 2026 budget, released Tuesday, turns less expansionary, with overall spending and capital expenditure to be cut for a second consecutive year. —Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Dec. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for expansionary

• accretionary
• apothecary
• bicentenary
• certiorari
• concessionary
• concretionary
• confectionary
• confectionery
• constabulary
• contemporary
• deflationary
• depositary