deflationary
Americanadjective
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Economics. characterized by or causing a reduction in the supply of available money or credit, typically leading to a decline in prices.
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characterized by or having the effect of deflating something.
Example Sentences
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After a long period of deflationary pressure, a bump in price growth could seem welcome, but analysts note if demand remains weak, supply-side inflation will become a headwind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“Zero sounds great, but it could potentially then get into a deflationary cycle,” Patrick Harker, former Philadelphia Fed president and now a professor at the Wharton School, said in September External link.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Gary Schlossberg, a global strategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute in San Francisco, said that while a deflationary outcome “is certainly possible, it is not our base case.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
Besides the property downturn, China has been dogged by low consumer and private-sector confidence as well as deflationary pressures.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
This possibility of a deflationary spiral in the future will exist unless we now plan and adopt an effective full employment program.
From State of the Union Address by Truman, Harry S.
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