inflationary

[ in-fley-shuh-ner-ee ]

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, reflective of, or causing inflation:

   inflationary prices.

Other Words From

• anti-in·flation·ary adjective
• counter·in·flation·ary adjective
• nonin·flation·ary adjective
• over·in·flation·ary adjective
• postin·flation·ary adjective
• prein·flation·ary adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of inflationary¹

First recorded in 1915–20; inflation + -ary

Example Sentences

CEOs at WPP, Omnicom and IPG were all asked to give their take on whether the current inflationary spike is one-off or formative.

From Digiday

While the numbers were up against soft comparables, rapid levels of growth in media spending nonetheless have inflationary consequences.

From Digiday

Indeed, ad spending tends to rise during an inflationary period since advertisers are generating more revenue.

From Digiday

Prices jumped 5 percent in May, continuing inflationary climb.

From Washington Post

Also, if the inflationary trends continue, India’s central bank will need to shift its focus from boosting growth to curtailing price rise.

From Quartz

Creating lots of new yen cheapens the currency, which is a boon for exporters and is modestly inflationary.

From The Daily Beast

Creating new money to bid up asset prices is also inflationary.

From The Daily Beast

The disasters of the 1930s pushed central banks towards an inflationary bias.

From The Daily Beast

In the Keynesian model, higher taxes are inherently anti-inflationary because they reduce purchasing power.

From The Daily Beast

A free-spending government can print all the money its liberal, inflationary heart desires.

From The Daily Beast

In spite of the inflationary measures the revenue fell, partly in consequence of the tax evasions of the great landowners.

From Project Gutenberg

To escape the cruel fate of inflationary corrosion, it has to be reinvested.

From Project Gutenberg

Paradoxically, an inflationary period is a period of certainty.

From Project Gutenberg

We must avoid any contribution to inflationary processes, which could disrupt sound growth in our economy.

From Project Gutenberg

While we control this inflationary pressure we must look forward to the time when this extraordinary demand will subside.

From Project Gutenberg