in·fla·tion 
(ĭn-flāshən)
(ĭn-flāshən)n.
1. The act of inflating or the state of being inflated.
2.
a. A persistent increase in the level of consumer prices or a persistent decline in the purchasing power of money.
b. The rate at which this increase occurs, expressed as a percentage over a period of time, usually a year.
in·flation·ar′y (-shə-nĕr′ē) adj.
- cryptonym
- cryptorchid
- cryptorchidism
- cryptorchism
- cryptosporidiosis
- cryptosporidium
- cryptozoite
- cryptozoological
- cryptozoologist
- cryptozoology
- cry/say uncle
- crystal
- crystal ball
- crystal clear
- crystal-clear
- crystal detector
- crystal gazer
- crystal gazing
- crystalize
- crystalize
- crystall-
- crystall-
- crystal lattice
- crystalliferous
- crystalligerous