deflationary spiral — noun an episode of deflation in which prices and wages decrease at an increasing rate and currency gains in value • Ant: ↑inflationary spiral • Hypernyms: ↑spiral … Useful english dictionary
deflationary spiral. — See under spiral (def. 7). * * * … Universalium
deflationary spiral. — See under spiral (def. 7) … Useful english dictionary
deflationary spiral — /dəfleɪʃənri ˈspaɪrəl/ (say duhflayshuhnree spuyruhl) noun Economics a decline in prices which prompts consumers to delay spending which in turn prompts a further decline in prices and a contraction of asset values …
spiral — spirality /spuy ral i tee/, n. spirally, adv. /spuy reuhl/, n., adj., v., spiraled, spiraling or (esp. Brit.) spiralled, spiralling. n. 1. Geom. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or… … Universalium
spiral — I. /ˈspaɪrəl / (say spuyruhl) noun 1. a plane curve traced by a point which runs continuously round and round a fixed point or centre while constantly receding from or approaching it. 2. a single circle or ring of a spiral or helical curve or… …
deflationary — UK [diːˈfleɪʃ(ə)n(ə)rɪ] / US [dɪˈfleɪʃ(ə)nˌerɪ] adjective economics causing prices and the level of economic activity to become lower or to stop increasing a deflationary spiral … English dictionary
spiral — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ vicious ▪ downward, upward ▪ deflationary, inflationary ▪ wage price ▪ … Collocations dictionary
deflationary — adj. Deflationary is used with these nouns: ↑spiral … Collocations dictionary
inflationary spiral — noun an episode of inflation in which prices and wages increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value • Ant: ↑deflationary spiral • Hypernyms: ↑spiral * * * noun : a continuous rise in prices that is sustained by the tendency of… … Useful english dictionary
