expansionary

The definition of expansionary is something that is intended to make something larger.

(adjective)

When a law passed by a legislature would give the government more power to encourage job growth, this is an example of an expansionary policy.

See expansionary in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

directed toward expansion

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adjective

Tending toward or causing expansion: the empire's expansionary policies in Asia.

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