disinflationary
English
Etymology
dis- + inflationary
Adjective
disinflationary (comparative more disinflationary, superlative most disinflationary)
- (economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
- 1998, James K. Galbraith, “Comments”, in Inflation, Unemployment, and Monetary Policy, page 66:
- 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.
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Related terms
- disinflate
- disinflation