inflationary

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

|Updated on: 10 Jun 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

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
The original intention was to benefit property owners by reducing inflationary pressures in their tax assessments.

— barry sharpe, miamiherald, "Florida’s real estate bubble: We may now know when it will pop | Miami Herald," 14 May 2018
Rising oil prices brought on by the Iran pullout could be inflationary.

— phillip molnar, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Is the economy in danger of overheating?," 11 May 2018
There are also the inflationary effects of global hyperwealth/the death of shame.

— dan neil, WSJ, "The Real Reason Ford Is Phasing Out Its Sedans," 3 May 2018
But with inflationary pressure still subdued across the euro zone, policymakers may not be too exercised.

— The Economist, "The euro area’s economy loses momentum," 26 Apr. 2018
With average hourly earnings rising only 2.7 percent over the last year, there is not much evidence of the kind of inflationary pressure that might make the Federal Reserve more inclined to tap on the brakes.

— New York Times, "The March Jobs Numbers Show the Economy Is Sound, but Far From Invincible," 6 Apr. 2018
Because of health care cost increases, inflationary utility increases, wage increases per collective bargaining agreements, and curriculum and other supplies purchases, education costs continue to rise.

— deena bishop, Anchorage Daily News, "The three buckets of Alaska education funding," 27 Mar. 2018

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1920

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INFLATIONARY Defined for English Language Learners

inflationary

adjective

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