hyperinflation
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pər noun
extreme or excessive inflation.
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hyperinflation (ˌhaɪpəɪnˈfleɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Also called: galloping inflation extremely high inflation, usually over 50 per cent per month, often involving social disorder | |
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Hyperinflation
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Example sentences
Yet some economists and investors insist high inflation, even hyperinflation, is lurking in the wings.
One quick note: none of this means that hyperinflation is around the corner.
The only alternative to a deflationary squeeze would be a burst of central bank money printing leading to hyperinflation.
Changes in dynamic hyperinflation are thus representative of subtle changes in bronchial obstruction.
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