inflationary spiral
noun Economics.
See under spiral(def 7).
Origin of inflationary spiral
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby inflationary spiral
inflated,
inflation,
inflation theory,
inflationary,
inflationary gap,
inflationary spiral,
inflationary universe,
inflationism,
inflationist,
inflect,
inflection
Definition for inflationary spiral (2 of 2)
Origin of spiral
OTHER WORDS FROM spiral
British Dictionary definitions for inflationary spiral (1 of 2)
inflationary spiral
noun
the situation in which price and income increases may each induce further rises in the other
British Dictionary definitions for inflationary spiral (2 of 2)
spiral
/ (ˈspaɪərəl) /
noun
adjective
having the shape of a spiral
verb -rals, -ralling or -ralled or US -rals, -raling or -raled
to assume or cause to assume a spiral course or shape
(intr)
to increase or decrease with steady acceleration
wages and prices continue to spiral
Derived forms of spiral
spirally, adverbWord Origin for spiral
C16: via French from Medieval Latin
spīrālis, from Latin
spīra a coil; see
spire ²
Medical definitions for inflationary spiral
spiral
[ spī′rəl ]
adj.
Coiling or developing around an axis in a constantly changing series of planes; helical.
n.
A structure in the shape of a coil.
v.
To take the form or course of a spiral.