Adjective
hyperinflationary (comparative more hyperinflationary, superlative most hyperinflationary)
(economics) Having very high levels of inflation.
Rumours the central bank was buying up black market US dollars last month with one of its own versions of the currency created panic in a country scarred by the hyperinflationary spiral of 2008 that wiped out people’s savings. Source: Internet
Poverty and scarcity are so extended in Venezuela that people now sell and buy food by the spoonful in a desperate attempt to overcome a situation that has worsened as the economy has entered into a growing hyperinflationary cycle. Source: Internet
In his book, Cagan defined a hyperinflationary episode as starting in the month that the monthly inflation rate exceeds 50%, and as ending when the monthly inflation rate drops below 50% and stays that way for at least a year. Source: Internet
The International Accounting Standards Board has issued guidance on accounting rules in a hyperinflationary environment. Source: Internet
The loose monetary policies of the early 1990s pushed inflation to hyperinflationary levels. Source: Internet