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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The Chinese government last year clamped down on what it saw as excessive competition in the EV industry, fearful that a vicious price war was hurting suppliers and contributing to the deflationary mood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
It is clear that the war has reversed the deflationary psychology that we were in; we were finally getting over the postpandemic inflationary episode.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
The capex boom propping up GDP growth just got a deflationary haircut from a research paper.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
DBS’s economics team expects the surge in energy prices to have snapped Thailand’s deflationary streak in March, noting the sharp rise in domestic fuel prices after the government removed price caps.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
But the country is in the throes of a deflationary cycle.
From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel
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