deflationnoun [ U ]
uk/dɪˈfleɪ.ʃən/us/dɪˈfleɪ.ʃən/deflation noun [ U ] (MAKING SMALLER/WEAKER)
the action of making something smaller by removing the air from inside it; the fact of becoming smaller in this way :
The rate of deflation of the balloon depends on the kind of material from which it is made.
the situation in which something becomes weaker, or something or someone becomes less confident than before:
a feeling of deflation after the party
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Becoming and making smaller or less
- a nip (here) and a tuck (there) idiom
- attenuate
- axe
- bite
- bite into sth
- dive
- drain
- let sth down
- let up
- lower
- make a hole in sth idiom
- miniaturization
- minimize
- shrink
- slash
- step sth down
- strip sth away
- stripped down
- subside
- tail off
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deflation noun [ U ] (MONEY)
a reduction of the supply of money in an economy, and therefore a reduction of economic activity, that is often part of an intentional government plan to reduce prices
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inflation
reflation (reflate)
a reduction in value:
There has been a deflation in/of property values.
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Economics
- autarchy
- broad money
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- consumer price index
- credit crunch
- depressed
- downturn
- economist
- GDP per capita
- GNI
- hyperinflation
- market forces
- mixed economy
- pecuniary
- protectionism
- retail price index
- spending
- stall
- trade figures
- upturn
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Price decreases
deflationary
adjective uk/dɪˈfleɪ.ʃən.ər.i/us/dɪˈfleɪ.ʃən.er.i/
a deflationary budget/policy