Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of, associated with, or tending to cause inflation: inflationary prices; inflationary policies.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- adj. associated with or tending to cause increases in inflation
Examples
“O'Grady: You know, Stuart, I think that one of the problems here is that you're not factoring in what they call inflationary expectations, which is, once people start to think that everything is going to be more expensive later on, they start to spend more aggressively.”
“The AA acknowledges what it describes as "inflationary pressures for insurers".”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
“Our first approach is to seek to moderate medium-term inflationary pressures through the Singapore dollar exchange rate policy" of the central bank, Mr. Tharman said.”
The Wall Street Journal: Singapore Plans $5.2 Billion Benefits Package for Citizens
“More photos and interactive graphics "The rise in long-term inflationary expectations... suggests that part of the recent rise in headline inflation may now be expected to persist for longer than previously thought," the OECD said.”
“If it reflects anything at all, it probably reflects a slight uptick in inflationary expectations over the medium-run.”
“Gold offers a unique feature at the moment as it is a store of value in inflationary as well as deflationary contexts.”
The Wall Street Journal: Heritage's Ledermann eyes gold and emerging markets
“This may just be a transitory near-term inflationary force.”
The Wall Street Journal: BOE Heads Reluctantly Toward Rate Increase
“The data are "consistent with very subdued medium term inflationary pressures," said BNP Paribas economist Eoin O'Callaghan.”
The Wall Street Journal: Trichet Keeps Softer Collateral Rules
“On the other hand, they judged that two risks to the medium-term inflationary outlook had intensified.”
The Wall Street Journal: BOE Minutes Show Split Views on Rates
“SHANGHAI — China's central bank will resume selling three-year bonds in its regular open market operation Thursday, part of its effort to curb excess liquidity in the financial system and head off long-term inflationary pressures.”
The Wall Street Journal: China to Resume Sale of 3-Year Bonds
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