Inflationary (Adjective)
Meaning
Associated with or tending to cause increases in inflation; "inflationary prices".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Economists believed that the government's decision to print more money would have an inflationary effect on the country's economy.
- The company's profits were hurt by inflationary pressures on their production costs.
- Inflationary expectations are often closely tied to changes in interest rates set by central banks.
- A decline in productivity can have inflationary consequences as the cost of labor increases.
- Analysts argued that the stimulus package would lead to inflationary spending and put pressure on prices.