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disinflation
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dis·in·fla·tion  (dsn-flshn)
n.
Downward movement of inflated prices to a more normal level.

disin·flation·ary (-sh-nr) adj.
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Noun1.disinflation - a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments
economic process - any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth
deflation - a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices
inflation, rising prices - a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money"
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disinflation [dɪsɪnˈfleɪʃən] ndesinflación f
disinflation [dɪsɪnˈfleɪʃən] ndésinflation f
disinflation [dɪsɪnˈfleɪʃən] n (Econ) → Rückgang m einer inflationären Entwicklung
disinflation [dɪsɪnˈfleɪʃən] ndisinflazione f


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Given the recent years of disinflationary pressure, imagine had the Fed raised short-term interest rates as much and as often as some in the Fed-watching community were demanding.
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22) It should be noted that the advocates of a hard kina policy in the immediate post-independence era all emphasized the importance of moderating the growth in wage costs if the economy was to fully benefit from the disinflationary effects of a currency appreciation.
 
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