deflationary
Americanadjective
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Economics. characterized by or causing a reduction in the supply of available money or credit, typically leading to a decline in prices.
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characterized by or having the effect of deflating something.
Example Sentences
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Policymakers in Beijing are planning to boost Chinese domestic demand as part of their battle against entrenched deflationary pressures and plunging investment.
An “anti-involution” campaign is trying to force corporate mergers and avoid deflationary price competition.
If the Fed fails to respond to those deflationary forces, Miran warned, the result could be an unnecessary economic slowdown.
From Barron's
It is pretty mind-boggling, and it is a deflationary force that will accelerate over time.
From Barron's
It is pretty mind-boggling, and it is a deflationary force that will accelerate over time.
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