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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

deflationary

· IPA /dəˈfleɪ.ʃənˌɛɹ.i/
01 adj. of or pertaining to deflation; as, deflationary signs.
  1. 1.
    of or pertaining to deflation; as, deflationary signs.
  2. 2.
    associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money; as, deflationary measures. Opposite of inflationary.(Economics)