de·flate

(dĭ-flāt′)

v. de·flat·ed, de·flat·ing, de·flates

v.tr.

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.

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deflator - a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars

factor - any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together

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deflator

[diːˈfleɪtəʳ] N → medida f deflacionista

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