inflationary

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌɪˈnfleɪʃəˌnɛriː/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Relating to, causing, or characterized by inflation, especially a general increase in prices and a decrease in the purchasing power of money.; Tending to cause or contribute to inflation; having the effect of raising prices or expanding the money supply excessively.; In cosmology, relating to the theory of cosmic inflation, a period of extremely rapid exponential expansion of the early universe.; Characterized by or involving an increase or expansion in amount, size, or scope beyond what is considered normal or justified.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more inflationary Superlative: most inflationary

Collocations

inflationary pressureinflationary spiralinflationary gapinflationary expectationsinflationary environmentinflationary trend

Derivatives

inflationinflateinflatableinflationistdeflationaryreflationarystagflationarydisinflationary

Synonyms

expansionaryinflationistrisingescalating

Antonyms

deflationarydisinflationary

Commonly confused

deflationary
EN: 'Deflationary' refers to a decrease in prices or money supply, the opposite of 'inflationary'.
inflation
EN: 'Inflation' is the noun referring to the phenomenon itself; 'inflationary' is the adjective describing things related to or causing inflation.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the suffix is '-ary' (not '-ory' or '-ery'): 'inflationary', not 'inflatory' or 'inflationery'.

💬 Examples

  1. The government implemented new policies to combat inflationary pressures in the economy.

  2. Excessive government spending can be highly inflationary if not matched by corresponding increases in production.

  3. The inflationary model of the universe explains the observed uniformity of the cosmic microwave background radiation.

  4. The company's inflationary budget projections were eventually revised downward after the audit.