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Definition: Inflationary |
InflationaryAdjective1. (economics) associated with or tending to cause increases in inflation; "inflationary prices". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Antonym: deflationary (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Inflationary |
| English words defined with "inflationary": inflationary spiral. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "inflationary": inflationary gap, inflationary pressure, inflationary strain ♦ wage control, wage stabilization. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | To preempt inflationary pressures the Bundesbank raised this rate by 30 basis points in October 1997 to 3.30 percent. (references) | |
Economic History | Luxembourg | Moreover, Luxembourg's record of economic growth has not been inflationary. (references) |
Greece | The improved fiscal situation allowed a cut in indirect taxes on fuel to reduce inflationary pressures. (references) | |
Indonesia | The Rupiah could continue to strengthen significantly, reducing inflationary pressures, and permitting BI to reduce in interest rates. (references) | |
Political Economy | CHILE | The Bank expected to maintain low rates until an eventual economic recovery increases inflationary pressures. (references) |
VENEZUELA | It is anticipated that money supply will be tightly controlled to dampen inflationary pressures and support the Bolivar. (references) | |
Ireland | For now, the government appears confident that careful economic management is the best way to address the inflationary challenge. (references) | |
Trade | Cote D'ivoire | Interest rates were kept high following the devaluation in an effort to control its inflationary impact. (references) |
Korea | The government has exercised tight control over its domestic credit markets, largely to reduce inflationary pressures, but also to meet other economic policy objectives. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Since then we have seen demonstrated the strength of the inflationary pressures which we have to face. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | Only a reduction in spending can make it possible for the Federal Reserve System to avoid an inflationary growth in the money supply and thus restore balance to our economy. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | I have declined to recommend such actions to stimulate economic activity, because the persistent inflationary pressures that beset our economy today dictate a restrained fiscal policy. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Quick fixes and artificial stimulants repeatedly applied over decades are what brought us the inflationary disorders that we've now paid such a heavy price to cure. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Inflationary" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Inflationary" is used about 363 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 363 | 14,875 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "inflationary": inflationary economy ♦ inflationary gap ♦ inflationary pressure ♦ inflationary spiral ♦ inflationary strain. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "inflationary": anti-inflationary, counter-inflationary, hyper-inflationary, non-inflationary. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
inflationary | 9 |
gap inflationary | 5 |
the inflationary universe | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "inflationary"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | inflacionist. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | منفوخ (blown, inflated, puffed, swollen), تضخمي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | инфлационен. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 通货膨胀 (inflation, reflate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | inflaèní. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | inflationstendenser (inflationary tendencies), ikke-inflatorisk vaekst (inflation-free growth, non-inflationary growth), inflationschock (inflationary shock), inflationsforventning (inflationary expectation), inflationsforventninger (inflationary expectations), inflationsgab (inflationary gap), inflationspres (inflationary pressures), inflationspresset (inflationary pressure, inflationary strain), inflationsskruen (inflation spiral, inflationary spiral, wage-price spiral), inflationstryk (inflationary pressures), inflatorisk overophedning (inflationary overheating), inflatoriske spændinger (inflationary pressures), inflatoriske tendenser (inflationary tendencies), inflationsproces (inflationary process), omkostningselementer (inflationary spiral, wage-price spiral), løn-pris spiral (inflation spiral, inflationary spiral, wage-price spiral), løn-pris-løn-spiral (inflation spiral, inflationary spiral, wage-price spiral), loen-og-pris spiral (inflationary spiral, wage-price spiral), loen-pris skrue (inflationary spiral, wage-price spiral). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | inflationistische factor (inflationary factor), inflatie (inflation, inflationary tendency), inflatieschok (inflationary shock), inflatiespiraal (inflation spiral, inflationary spiral, wage-price spiral), inflatie-verwachting (inflationary expectation), inflatieverwachtingen (inflationary expectations), inflationary gap (inflationary gap), inflatoire druk (inflationary pressure, inflationary pressures, inflationary strain), inflatoire faktor (inflationary factor), inflatoire oververhitting (inflationary overheating), inflatoire spanningen (inflationary pressures), inflatoire tendenzen (inflationary tendencies), inflatore factor (inflationary factor), inflatievrije groei (inflation-free growth, non-inflationary growth), loon-en prijsspiraal (inflation spiral, inflationary spiral, wage-price spiral), bestedingsoverschot (inflationary gap). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | inflatorinen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | inflationniste (inflationist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | inflatorisch, inflationistisch, inflationär (inflated). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πληθωριστικόσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | אי פלציו י. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | inflációs (inflated). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | inflazionistico. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | インフレーション会計 (inflation accounting, inflation hedge, inflationary gap), インフレ"策 (inflationary policy), インフレ傾向 (inflationary tendency). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | インフレせいさく (inflationary policy), インフレギャップ (inflationary gap), インフレけい"う (inflationary tendency). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inflationaryay inflatório, descontrole inflacionário. (various references) инфляционный. (various references) inflacioni. (various references) inflacionista. (various references) inflatorisk (inflated), inflationsdrivande, inflationistisk (inflated). (various references) enflasyona neden olan, enflasyona ait, enflasyon (inflation). (various references) інфляційний. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "inflationary": counterinflationary, disinflationary, hyperinflationary, noninflationary. (additional references) | |
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"Inflationary" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: inflationery. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "inflationary" (pronounced i'nflā"shune'rē) |
| 11 | i' n f l ā" sh u n e' r ē | noninflationary. |
| 10 | -n f l ā" sh u n e' r ē | disinflationary. |
| 9 | -f l ā" sh u n e' r ē | deflationary. |
| 7 | -ā" sh u n e' r ē | probationary, stationary, stationery. |
| 6 | -sh u n e' r ē | cautionary, concessionary, confectionary, confectionery, counterrevolutionary, dictionary, discretionary, evolutionary, expansionary, expeditionary, functionary, missionary, reactionary, recessionary, revolutionary. |
| 5 | -u n e' r ē | bicentenary, cardiopulmonary, centenary, coronary, culinary, disciplinary, diversionary, exclusionary, extraordinary, illusionary, imaginary, interdisciplinary, luminary, mercenary, ordinary, preliminary, pulmonary, seminary, urinary, veterinary, visionary. |
| 4 | -n e' r ē | quaternary. |
| 3 | -e' r ē | actuary, adversary, ancillary, apothecary, arbitrary, aviary, beneficiary, Blackberry, blueberry, budgetary, capillary, Cassowary, cemetery, cometary, commentary, commissary, Constabulary, contemporary, corollary, cranberry, customary, depositary, Dewberry, dietary, dignitary, Dogberry, dromedary, dysentery, emissary, epistolary, estuary, fiduciary, formulary, fragmentary, funerary, gooseberry, hackberry, hereditary, honorary, Huckleberry, interplanetary, involuntary, itinerary, judiciary, lapidary, legendary, library, literary, military, momentary, monastery, monetary, mortuary, mulberry, necessary, nonmilitary, obituary, paramilitary, pecuniary, pituitary, planetary, primary, proprietary, raspberry, Rosemary, salutary, sanctuary, sanitary, savagery, secondary, secretary, sedentary, semilegendary, solitary, statuary, strawberry, subsidiary, temporary, Tilbury, topiary, tributary, undersecretary, unitary, unnecessary, unsanitary, vocabulary. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-f-i-i-l-n-n-o-r-t-y" | |
-3 letters: inflation. | |
-4 letters: antiarin, filarian, finality, flatiron, infantry, inflator, national, nonfatal, notarial, rational. | |
-5 letters: airfoil, airlift, alation, anality, anility, antiair, antlion, faintly, fantail, filaria, fontina, frailty, frontal, inanity, infanta, introfy, laniary, niftily, nitinol, nitrify, orality, rainily, riantly, tailfan, tinfoil, tinnily. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-f-i-i-l-n-n-o-r-t-y" | |
+3 letters: disinflationary, informationally, noninflationary. | |
+5 letters: configurationally, hyperinflationary. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 66 6C 61 74 69 6F 6E 61 72 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -. ..-. .-.. .- - .. --- -. .- .-. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01100110 01101100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n f l a t i o n a r y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0066 006C 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E 0061 0072 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)438072786786758180678491 |
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