Definition of DEFLATIONARY

deflationary

Meanings

Adjective

  • associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money
    • "deflationary measures"

Adj

  • Associated with or tending to cause deflation.
  • Belonging or relating to a family of theories claiming that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.

Origin / Etymology

From deflation + -ary.

Antonyms

inflationary

Scrabble Score: 19

deflationary is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
deflationary is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 20

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