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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Like former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, she is convinced of the need for stimulus to keep growth going and pull Japan further out of its long deflationary spiral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Beijing will also release July inflation data on Sunday, as policymakers continue to grapple with a deflationary environment marked by persistent price wars and weak consumer spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Qualitative improvements in any product or service are deflationary — that is, they reduce inflation over time.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Japan is facing inflation for the first time in decades, with core inflation rising 2% to 3%, unfathomable a decade ago in the depths of Japan’s deflationary rout.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
But the country is in the throes of a deflationary cycle.
From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Samuel Vaknin
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