disinflation
noun
dis·in·fla·tion ˌdis-in-ˈflā-shən 
: a reversal of inflationary pressures
disinflationary
ˌdis-in-ˈflā-shə-ˌner-ē
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web When these are negative for a substantial period of time, the economy suffers deflation, or at least, disinflation. 
Robert Barone, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Decades of disinflation encouraged accelerating fiscal recklessness and escalating monetary indulgence. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 23 May 2022 The decline in inflation from the 1970s to the 1980s was a period of disinflation. WSJ, 6 May 2022 And while the headline figures have been eye-catching, core inflation has surged as well, suggesting a long, slow process of disinflation is in store once prices actually peak. Fortune, 2 Apr. 2022 Small businesses are more likely to cite inflation as their principal worry as any time since the beginning of the Reagan disinflation. Lawrence H. Summers, Time, 17 Mar. 2022 The President‘s new nominees to the Board while clear on their commitment to disinflation have yet to make clear their recognition that inflation has its roots in an overheated economy. Lawrence H. Summers, Time, 17 Mar. 2022 The kind of policies in the Build Back Better bill are designed to ensure the US doesn’t have to worry about disinflation in the long term. Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 14 Dec. 2021 America's aging population also could contribute to disinflation, as older people tend not to spend as much on new homes, furnishings, vehicles, entertainment and so on (though more in other areas, especially health care). Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2021 See More
Robert Barone, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Decades of disinflation encouraged accelerating fiscal recklessness and escalating monetary indulgence. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 23 May 2022 The decline in inflation from the 1970s to the 1980s was a period of disinflation. WSJ, 6 May 2022 And while the headline figures have been eye-catching, core inflation has surged as well, suggesting a long, slow process of disinflation is in store once prices actually peak. Fortune, 2 Apr. 2022 Small businesses are more likely to cite inflation as their principal worry as any time since the beginning of the Reagan disinflation. Lawrence H. Summers, Time, 17 Mar. 2022 The President‘s new nominees to the Board while clear on their commitment to disinflation have yet to make clear their recognition that inflation has its roots in an overheated economy. Lawrence H. Summers, Time, 17 Mar. 2022 The kind of policies in the Build Back Better bill are designed to ensure the US doesn’t have to worry about disinflation in the long term. Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 14 Dec. 2021 America's aging population also could contribute to disinflation, as older people tend not to spend as much on new homes, furnishings, vehicles, entertainment and so on (though more in other areas, especially health care). Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined above