anti-inflationadj.
Econ. and Polit.
= anti-inflationary adj.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [adjective] > relating to states or trends of the economy
anti-inflation1870
anti-inflationist1874
robust1886
static1890
recessionary1897
deflationary1920
inflationary1920
maximized1920
mature1928
recessional1929
anti-inflationary1932
reflationary1932
reflationist1932
Kondratieff1935
anti-cyclical1938
flatline1946
maximizing1949
stagnationist1951
countercyclical1952
recessed1956
recessive1971
stagflationary1971
flatlined1986
1870 N.Y. Times 25 Feb. 5/2 Though he may not have been the author of Judge Williams' anti-inflation resolution to-day, it was nevertheless a strong reinforcement of his efforts.
1942 Fortune Nov. 98/1 On October 3 the President, granted anti-inflation powers by Congress,..established an Economic Stabilization Board.
1979 Maclean's (Toronto) 30 Apr. 17/2 Labor strife, thanks largely to the cooling effects of the Anti-Inflation Board, has been kept to acceptable levels.
2005 A. Hirsch Season of Hope iii. 80 In a country such as South Africa,..one anti-inflation strategy is to prevent the price of imports rising by maintaining the external value of the currency.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online November 2010).
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adj.1870