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inflationary

 adjective
     
Related topics: Business, Economics
in‧fla‧tion‧a‧ry
BPE relating to or causing price increases:
inflationary pressures in the economy
A new round of wage increases could trigger an inflationary spiral (=a continuing rise in both wages and prices).
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