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inflation
/ ɪnˈfleɪʃən /
noun
- the act of inflating or state of being inflated
- See deflationeconomics a progressive increase in the general level of prices brought about by an expansion in demand or the money supply ( demand-pull inflation ) or by autonomous increases in costs ( cost-push inflation ) Compare deflation
- informal.the rate of increase of prices
inflation
- A general increase in prices.
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Other Words From
- anti-in·flation noun adjective
- nonin·flation noun
- over·in·flation noun
- rein·flation noun
- self-in·flation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inflation1
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Example Sentences
It raises inflation, since you need more rubles to buy imports.
The penalties are set in stone through 2016, but after that they will remain at $695 per year, plus inflation.
The median household income in inflation-adjusted dollars back in 1987 was… well, what do you think?
A predictable, inflation-adjusted minimum wage would make business planning easier.
With a total of $289 million (adjusted for inflation), it is the highest-grossing silent film of all time.
I candidly answered that I could not see the end of the inflation.
Then the results of the inflation came with relentless and rapid pace.
The diagnostic characters were the length and breadth of the rostrum and the relatively great inflation of the auditory bullae.
Under the stress of war, this process of credit inflation has been growing like the genii let out of the bottle.
And do not let anybody fool you for a single second by talking about "fiat money" and "inflation of the currency."
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