Usage examples (35)

• "The point of giving these crisis loans is to help countries avert those kind of contractionary policies, not to demand them as a condition on the loans," according to...
• The British pound is steady as the January construction PMI rose to 48.6 but still remained in 'contractionary' territory.
• Recessions are "contractionary" periods, that force us to get more conscious about money and our spending, get rid of waste and conserve our resources where most needed.
• "contractionary" measure will hurt the recovery and put more pressure on the government to continue spending, it notes.