Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inflationary

/ˌɪnflˈeɪʃənˌɛɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: in-fla-tion-ary
IPA: /ˌɪnflˈeɪʃənˌɛɹi/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing or liable to cause inflation.

adj

Of or relating to inflation.

Example Sentences

"The rapid influx of precious metals from the new mines had an inflationary effect on the specie based economy."
"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Italic *flāōder. Latin flō Latin īnflō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin īnflātiōbor. Old French inflationder. Middle English English inflation Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English inflationary From inflation + -ary.

Inflected Forms

more inflationary (comparative) most inflationary (superlative)

Derived Forms

counterinflationary disinflationary hyperinflationary inflationarily inflationariness noninflationary postinflationary reinflationary superinflationary

Phrases

anti-inflationary inflationary spiral

Antonyms

deflationary

Rhymes With

stationary stationery deflationary disinflationary noninflationary

Questions

How do you pronounce inflationary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnflˈeɪʃənˌɛɹi/.
What does inflationary mean?: Causing or liable to cause inflation.
Where does inflationary come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Italic *flāōder. Latin flō Latin īnflō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin īnflātiōbor. Old French inflationder. Middle English English inflation Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English inflationary From inflation + -ary.

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