DEFLATIONARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deflationary mean? 

• DEFLATIONARY (adjective)
  The adjective DEFLATIONARY has 1 sense:

1. associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money

  Familiarity information: DEFLATIONARY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEFLATIONARY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money

Context example:

deflationary measures

Domain category:

economic science; economics; political economy (the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management)

Antonym:

inflationary (associated with or tending to cause increases in inflation)

Derivation:

deflation (a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices)