inflationary

[ in-fley-shuh-ner-ee ]

/ ɪnˈfleɪ ʃəˌnɛr i /

of, pertaining to, reflective of, or causing inflation: inflationary prices.

Origin of inflationary

First recorded in 1915–20; inflation + -ary

an·ti-in·fla·tion·ar·y, adjective coun·ter·in·fla·tion·ar·y, adjective non·in·fla·tion·ar·y, adjective o·ver·in·fla·tion·ar·y, adjective

post·in·fla·tion·ar·y, adjective pre·in·fla·tion·ar·y, adjective

Creating new money to bid up asset prices is also inflationary.

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The disasters of the 1930s pushed central banks towards an inflationary bias.

Carmen Reinhart on Why the Central Bankers Will Eventually Be Tempted to Inflate |Megan McArdle |April 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
A free-spending government can print all the money its liberal, inflationary heart desires.

Welcome Back to the Gold Rush |Howard Blum |April 28, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The part that we call our universe condensed out of that inflationary chaos like a water droplet forming out of a cloud of steam.

Welcome to the Multiverse! |Alexander Fabry |February 11, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

The stimulus package and the inflationary effects of recent Federal Reserve policy might shock the banks back to life some day.

Geithner's Stress Test Sham |Frank Partnoy |May 7, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
To escape the cruel fate of inflationary corrosion, it has to be reinvested.

After the Rain |Sam Vaknin
The inflationary pressures on prices and rents, with relatively few exceptions, are now at an all-time peak.

State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman |Harry S. Truman
We must avoid any contribution to inflationary processes, which could disrupt sound growth in our economy.

Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 |Various
In spite of the inflationary measures the revenue fell, partly in consequence of the tax evasions of the great landowners.

A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] |Wolfram Eberhard
In September we were hopeful that the inflationary pressures would by this time have begun to diminish.

State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman |Harry S. Truman

inflationary

/ (ɪnˈfleɪʃənərɪ) /

of, relating to, causing, or characterized by inflation inflationary wage claims