expansionary

adjective

ex·pan·sion·ary ik-ˈspan(t)-shə-ˌner-ē

: tending toward expansion

an expansionary economy

Examples of expansionary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web So, expansionary policies that would quicken the economy’s metabolism and produce more inflation was exactly what the market craved then – but now? —

Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024 The 2024 and 2025 IMF projections of global GDP growth should be considered modestly positive because any print of annual real GDP growth above 3% is considered expansionary for the global economy. —

Jason Schenker, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 This period marked a golden era of growth for Chinese tech, supported by expansionary supportive government policies. —

Gurufocus, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 The resources promised for postwar reconstruction in Ukraine can serve the role that the Marshall Plan played after World War II in countering Moscow’s expansionary plans. —

Laszlo Bruszt, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for expansionary

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