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inflationary

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Causing or liable to cause inflation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The rapid influx of precious metals from the new mines had an inflationary effect on the specie based economy.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: deflationary

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to inflation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

associated with or tending to cause increases in inflation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • inflationary prices

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: deflationary

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English inflation Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English inflationary From inflation + -ary.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: inflatoir — causing inflation
  • Finnish: inflatorinen — causing inflation
  • French: inflationniste — causing inflation
  • Greek: πληθωριστικός (plithoristikós) — causing inflation
  • Polish: inflacyjny — causing inflation
  • Spanish: inflacionario — causing inflation