inflationary spiral


noun Economics.

See under spiral(def 7).

Origin of inflationary spiral

First recorded in 1930–35

Definition for inflationary spiral (2 of 2)

Origin of spiral

1545–55; < Medieval Latin spīrālis, equivalent to Latin spīr(a) coil (< Greek speîra anything coiled, wreathed, or twisted; see spire2) + -ālis -al1

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, adverb

Word Origin for spiral

C16: via French from Medieval Latin spīrālis, from Latin spīra a coil; see spire ²

Medical definitions for inflationary spiral

spiral
[ spīrəl ]

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.