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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•fla•tion /ɪnˈfleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Businessa steady rise in the level of prices:During inflation money does not buy as much as it once did.
in•fla•tion•ar•y /ɪnˈfleɪʃəˌnɛri/USA pronunciation adj.: inflationary pressures. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•fla•tion (in flā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Economics, Businessa persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- Economicsthe act of inflating.
- Economicsthe state of being inflated.
- Latin inflātiōn- (stem of inflātiō). See inflate, -ion
- Middle English inflacio(u)n 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: inflation /ɪnˈfleɪʃən/ n - the act of inflating or state of being inflated
- 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
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