counterinflationary

adjective

coun·​ter·​in·​fla·​tion·​ary ˌkau̇n-tər-in-ˈflā-shə-ˌner-ē 

variants or counter-inflationary

: acting or intended to stop, slow, reverse, or prevent economic inflation : counterinflation

… at 6.5%, the current jobless rate gets the experts worked up for counterinflationary warfare.

—James Aley

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above