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deflator
de·flate D0095200 (dĭ-flāt′)v. de·flat·ed, de·flat·ing, de·flates v.tr.1. a. To release contained air or gas from.b. To collapse by releasing contained air or gas.2. To reduce or lessen the size or importance of: Losing the contest deflated my ego.3. Economics a. To reduce the amount or availability of (currency or credit), effecting a decline in prices.b. To produce deflation in (an economy).v.intr. To be or become deflated: The balloon deflated slowly.
[de- + (in)flate.]
de·fla′tor n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | deflator - a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollarsfactor - any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together |
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DeflatorA statistical factor used to convert current dollar purchasing power into inflation-adjusted purchasing power. Enables the comparison of prices while accounting for inflation in two different time periods.DeflatorA mathematical tool used to adjust for inflation when comparing two prices from two different periods of time. One uses a deflator when one seeks to determine whether or not prices are rising in real terms.deflator
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