inflationary

adjective in·fla·tion·ary \ in-ˈflā-shə-ˌner-ē \

|Updated on: 5 Aug 2018

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Definition of inflationary

: of, characterized by, or productive of inflation

inflationary policies

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Examples of inflationary in a Sentence

He blames the bad economy on the government's inflationary policies.

Recent Examples of inflationary from the Web

Pressure to raise wages during expansions will inevitably be seen as precursors to insidious inflationary pressure.

— patricia cohen, BostonGlobe.com, "Paychecks lag as profits soar, and prices erode wage gains," 14 July 2018
Pressure to raise wages during expansions will inevitably be seen as precursors to insidious inflationary pressure.

— patricia cohen, BostonGlobe.com, "Paychecks lag as profits soar, and prices erode wage gains," 14 July 2018
Pressure to raise wages during expansions will inevitably be seen as precursors to insidious inflationary pressure.

— patricia cohen, New York Times, "Paychecks Lag as Profits Soar, and Prices Erode Wage Gains," 13 July 2018
Economists said Thursday’s data generally supported their view that inflationary pressures are gradually picking up.

— paul kiernan, WSJ, "Inflation Is Eating Away Worker Wage Gains," 12 July 2018
Though the headline rate was 2 percent in the year to June, the core rate, which strips out volatile items such as food and energy, is only 1 percent, a clear signal that underlying inflationary pressures through such things as wages, remain muted.

— Washington Post, "Trade war fears a clear concern of European bank officials," 12 July 2018
Many of the parts of the blueprint would require congressional action, including a plans to reform Medicare Part D, scale back drug discount programs, and end the inflationary rebate limit in Medicaid.

— emily stewart, Vox, "Trump got Pfizer to reverse its drug price hikes — but he gave up some big concessions," 11 July 2018
The Federal Reserve, which next meets on June 12-13, has been confounded by the lack of wage growth and will be closely watching the May number in order to weigh options for inflationary measures.

— lucy bayly /, NBC News, "Economy added 223,000 jobs in May, but Trump's premarket tweet is the focus," 1 June 2018
There were few signs of the pickup in inflationary pressures long sought by the ECB.

— paul hannon, WSJ, "Eurozone Business Activity Continues to Slow for Fourth Straight Month," 23 May 2018

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INFLATIONARY Defined for English Language Learners

inflationary

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Definition of inflationary for English Language Learners

: of or relating to economic inflation
: causing, experiencing, or affected by economic inflation : causing, experiencing, or affected by rising prices