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Contractionary in a sentence

Contractionary meaning

Tending to cause contraction.

Using Contractionary

  • The main meaning on this page is: Tending to cause contraction.
  • In the example corpus, contractionary often appears in combinations such as: contractionary territory, in contractionary.

Context around Contractionary

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

consecutive 1× following 1× spending 1×

Often after:

territory 7× monthly 1× environment 1× budget 1× monetary 1× blinder 1× macroeconomic 1×

Sentence patterns with Contractionary

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

11 consecutive contractionary monthly readings 1× actually be contractionary 1× at a contractionary 49 6 1× been following contractionary monetary policy 1× deficit spending contractionary blinder and 1× entered into contractionary territory 1× if not contractionary budget 1× in a contractionary environment 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all spending categories 1× although milton friedman 1× bad news is 1× but the monetary 1× chinese manufacturing pmi 1× following the sharp 1×

Common sentence endings:

in contractionary territory 2× a contractionary environment 1× actually be contractionary 1× and liquidity reserves 1× and renewed depreciation 1× in a note 1×

Words around Contractionary

Just before it in the word index:

contraction 451 contracting 758 contractility 7 contractile 11 contractible 3 contracted 1.237

Just after it in the word index:

contractions 112 contractive 2 contractor 1.190 contractors 1.390 contracts 2.951 contractthe 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Contractionary

  • In this selection, "contractionary" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, consecutive, following, spending, territory, monthly and environment stand out and add context to how "contractionary" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 11 consecutive contractionary monthly readings and actually be contractionary. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "contractionary" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with contractionary

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Thus it is overall a fiscally conservative, if not contractionary, budget. (11 words)

Nothing improved when the government then tried to go into reverse with contractionary macroeconomic policies and renewed depreciation. (18 words)

Bad news is good news for ECB monetary policy, and the manufacturing sector is certainly in a contractionary environment. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI), which is released monthly by the American Institute of Architects and tracks billings growth, closed 2019 on a positive note after having spent most of the year in sideways or contractionary territory. (37 words)

Chinese Manufacturing PMI data is released, and is forecast to show a slight improvement in manufacturing activity in the Middle Kingdom – however, at an estimated 49.9, will remain, slightly, in contractionary territory. (33 words)

Today’s Manufacturing PMI is expected to show just that, printing at a “contractionary” 49.6 – though it must be stated that, if realized, will mark an improvement from last month’s figure. (33 words)

Example sentences (15)

All spending categories are now in contractionary territory – that is, below 100 per cent – aside from non-discretionary spending, or essentials.

The current state of manufacturing in the region is best highlighted by 11 consecutive contractionary monthly readings for German manufacturing PMI and 13 straight in Poland.

Bad news is good news for ECB monetary policy, and the manufacturing sector is certainly in a contractionary environment.

The manufacturing sector is expected to continue showing weakness and to remain in contractionary territory despite small gains, while a slight improvement in the services sector is also likely.

Thus it is overall a fiscally conservative, if not contractionary, budget.

But the monetary authority - the central bank - has been following contractionary monetary policy, like restricting banks from offering credit to the private sector by introducing high interest rates and liquidity reserves.

Following the sharp decline in February – which exceeded that of the global financial crisis – the global manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose slightly in March but remained in contractionary territory.

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI), which is released monthly by the American Institute of Architects and tracks billings growth, closed 2019 on a positive note after having spent most of the year in sideways or contractionary territory.

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Chinese Manufacturing PMI data is released, and is forecast to show a slight improvement in manufacturing activity in the Middle Kingdom – however, at an estimated 49.9, will remain, slightly, in contractionary territory.

In Europe, regional indices trade sharply lower, reversing earlier gains, after both France and Germany manufacturing PMI’s (see below) missed forecasts and entered into contractionary territory.

The PMI data “remained in the contractionary territory for the 5th month in a row, indicating that economic fundamentals were still weak,” Citi analysts said in a note.

Today’s Manufacturing PMI is expected to show just that, printing at a “contractionary” 49.6 – though it must be stated that, if realized, will mark an improvement from last month’s figure.

Although Milton Friedman believed that wealth effects make deficit spending contractionary, Blinder and Solow believed that in reality fiscal stimulus is effective.

In fact, if it ran a deficit of 10% last year and 5% this year, this would actually be contractionary.

Nothing improved when the government then tried to go into reverse with contractionary macroeconomic policies and renewed depreciation.

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Common combinations with contractionary

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "contractionary" in a sentence?
An example: "All spending categories are now in contractionary territory – that is, below 100 per cent – aside from non-discretionary spending, or essentials." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "contractionary" from authentic English texts.
What does "contractionary" mean?
Contractionary means: Tending to cause contraction.
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