'deflationary' definitions:
Definition of 'deflationary'
From: WordNet
adjective
Associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money; "deflationary measures" [ant: inflationary]
Definition of 'deflationary'
From: GCIDE
- deflationary \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 inflationary. [WordNet 1.5]