deflationary

deflationary
deflation de‧fla‧tion [ˌdiːˈfleɪʆən, dɪ-] noun [uncountable]
ECONOMICS when a government reduces demand for goods and services by raising interest rates and taxes, limiting wage increases, or reducing government spending, or a combination of these:

• Governments responded to the loss of competitiveness by deflation and incomes policies.

— deflationary adjective :

• The government was unwilling to introduce adequate deflationary policies.

ˈasset deˌflation ECONOMICS FINANCE
when the value of assets such as property is falling:

• All around the world you have asset deflation going on. The whole world is slowing into a recession.

ˈcurrency deˌflation also ˈmonetary deˌflation ECONOMICS
a situation in which prices are falling:

• Governments can't employ monetary deflation because it destroys private debtors.

— compare disinflation, inflation

* * *

deflationary UK US /dɪˈfleɪʃənəri/ US  /-eri/ adjective ECONOMICS
► causing deflation: deflationary forces/policies/pressures »

Unemployment is the unfortunate legacy of two decades of deflationary economic policies.

→ Compare INFLATIONARY(Cf. ↑inflationary)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • deflationary — adj. 1. of or pertaining to deflation; as, deflationary signs. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Economics) associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money; as, deflationary measures. Opposite of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deflationary — [[t]di͟ːfle͟ɪʃənri, AM neri[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A deflationary economic policy or measure is one that is intended to or likely to cause deflation. ...the government s refusal to implement deflationary measures …   English dictionary

  • deflationary — /di: fleɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ri/ adjective which can cause deflation ● The government has introduced some deflationary measures in the budget. ▪▪▪ ‘…the strong dollar’s deflationary impact on European economies as national governments push up interest rates’ …   Marketing dictionary in english

  • deflationary — /di: fleɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ri/ adjective which can cause deflation ● The government has introduced some deflationary measures in the budget. ▪▪▪ ‘…the strong dollar’s deflationary impact on European economies as national governments push up interest rates’ …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • deflationary — adj. Deflationary is used with these nouns: ↑spiral …   Collocations dictionary

  • deflationary — de|fla|tion|ar|y [ dı fleıʃn,eri ] adjective BUSINESS causing prices and the level of economic activity to become lower or stop increasing: the deflationary impact of an economic crisis in Asia ─ opposite INFLATIONARY …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • deflationary — adjective technical causing a situation in which prices fall or stop rising: deflationary policies …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • deflationary — UK [diːˈfleɪʃ(ə)n(ə)rɪ] / US [dɪˈfleɪʃ(ə)nˌerɪ] adjective economics causing prices and the level of economic activity to become lower or to stop increasing a deflationary spiral …   English dictionary

  • deflationary — deflation ► NOUN 1) the action or process of deflating or being deflated. 2) reduction of the general level of prices in an economy. DERIVATIVES deflationary adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • deflationary — adjective associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money deflationary measures • Ant: ↑inflationary • Derivationally related forms: ↑deflation • Topics: ↑economics, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”