hyperinflationary
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- adjective
- /ˌhaɪpərɪnˈfleɪʃənˌɛri/
- Specialized
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hiperinflacionario
- I've been arguing that the unpayable federal government debt, coupled with irresponsible Federal Reserve policies, will inevitably lead to a hyperinflationary event and currency collapse.
- hyperinflationary spiral
- hyperinflationary crisis
Examples
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The government struggled to control the hyperinflationary pressures that were causing prices to skyrocket.
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As tuition continues to rise at hyperinflationary rates, this dilemma will become even more difficult to manage.
Academic text (2006) -
Now, that being said, there are some events that can and do happen very quickly, such as a hyperinflationary event.
Blog text (28) -
I support the deflationary case, not a hyperinflationary one.
Blog text (11) -
Amid still-rising unemployment and hyperinflationary spirals, real wages collapsed in all sectors of the economy.
Academic text (1998) -
In the presidential elections of May 14, 1989—held on the cusp of a hyperinflationary surge—the Peronist Party returned to power.
Academic text (1998) -
In the end, the administration cobbled together a new wage-price freeze, the 1988 Spring Plan, which broke inflationary momentum for only a few months until a run on the currency, beginning in early 1989, led to a hyperinflationary spiral.
Academic text (1998) -
The transition to democracy started by the Alfonsín government in late 1983 was marred by the hyperinflationary crisis of 1989-1990, which forced the abandonment of state intervention in the economy and the structural reform now in progress.
Academic text (1997) -
The combined forces of the war, the embargo, the mining of the harbors, and terrorist attacks against economic infrastructure led to the total collapse of the Nicaraguan economy, spiraling the country into a hyperinflationary cycle and making Nicaragua the second-poorest country in the hemisphere after Haiti.
Academic text (2007) -
During the hyperinflationary crisis, everyday goods became unaffordable for most families.
Synonyms
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A policy or action that makes most prices rise
Antonyms
How Inflationary
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Surface Forms
Morphology
hyperinflationary = hyperinflation (semi-transparent) = hyper + inflation + ary
The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'hyperinflation' with the suffix '-ary'.
Etymology
Hyperinflationary joins Greek hyper- meaning 'too much' with inflation, from a word that meant 'to blow up' or 'fill with air', like when you inflate a balloon. So hyperinflationary describes prices that are rising 'too much' and very fast.