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Adjective: deflationary  di'fley-shu`ne-ree [N. Amer], di'fley-shu-n(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. Associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money
    "deflationary measures"

See also: deflation

Antonym: inflationary

Encyclopedia: Deflationary

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