Meanings
comparative more inflationary · superlative most inflationary
- Causing or liable to cause inflation.
The rapid influx of precious metals from the new mines had an inflationary effect on the specie based economy.
1 more example
For the period through 1984, there is weak support for accelerationism, though the linear fit is mainly due to the disinflationary impact of high unemployment, which no one disputes, not the inflationary effects of prosperity.
1998, James K. Galbraith, “Comments”, in Inflation, Unemployment, and Monetary Policy, page 66Antonyms: deflationary
- Of or relating to inflation.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCausing or liable to cause inflation.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveassociated with or tending to cause increases in inflation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₁-
- Proto-Italic*flāō
- Latinflō
- Latinīnflō
- Latinīnflātiō
- Old Frenchinflation
- Englishinflation
- Englishinflationary
Translations
Dutch inflatoir
- inflatoircausing inflation
Finnish inflatorinen
- inflatorinencausing inflation
French inflationniste
- inflationnistecausing inflation
Greek πληθωριστικός
- πληθωριστικός (plithoristikós)causing inflation
Polish inflacyjny
- inflacyjnycausing inflation
Spanish inflacionario
- inflacionariocausing inflation
Cite this entry
inflationary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflationary
“inflationary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflationary. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inflationary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflationary.
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