expansionary [ik-span-shuh-ner-ee] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN adjective tending toward expansion: an expansionary economy. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of expansionary First recorded in 1935–40; expansion + -ary Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for expansionary Contemporary Examples of expansionary
In other words, neither Keynesian stimulus nor expansionary monetary policy are long term solutions.
Japan’s Bold, Limited New Economic Plan
Megan McArdle
April 4, 2013
For the last several years, the Fed has been expansionary while government has been contractionary.
Ben Bernanke’s Federal Reserve Is Boring Again
Daniel Gross
December 12, 2012
I ask the Congress to accept these expansionary policies–to accept the concept of a full employment budget.
What the Founders Would Tell Charles Murray
David Frum
February 7, 2012
This idea of “expansionary austerity” can be traced to work undertaken in the 1990s by Albert Alesina and various coauthors.
Five Myths About the Greek Crisis—Why It Does Not Mean the End of the Euro and Why Austerity Is Not the Answer
John Quiggin
November 11, 2011