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contractionary monetary policy
con·trac·tion·ar·y mon·e·tar·y pol·i·cy (plural con·trac·tion·ar·y mon·e·tar·y pol·i·cies)


noun 
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stabilization by decreasing money supply: a macroeconomic policy involving a reduction in the money supply
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