stagflationary


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stag·fla·tion

 (stăg-flā′shən)
n.
Sluggish economic growth coupled with a high rate of inflation and unemployment.

[stag(nation) + (in)flation.]

stag·fla′tion·ar′y (-shə-nĕr′ē) adj.
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stagflationary

(stæɡˈfleɪʃənərɪ)
adj
of, caused by, or relating to, stagflation
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Adj.1.stagflationary - characteristic of or promoting stagflation
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