inflation

in·fla·tion  (n-flshn)

n.

1. The act of inflating or the state of being inflated.

2. A persistent increase in the level of consumer prices or a persistent decline in the purchasing power of money, caused by an increase in available currency and credit beyond the proportion of available goods and services.

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inflation [ɪnˈfleɪʃən]

n

1. the act of inflating or state of being inflated

2. (Economics) Economics 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

3. (Economics) Informal the rate of increase of prices

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	inflation - a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money" rising prices cost-pull inflation - inflation caused by an increase in the costs of production demand-pull inflation - inflation caused by an increase in demand or in the supply of money economic process - any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth reflation - inflation of currency after a period of deflation; restore the system to a previous state stagflation - a period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation) deflation - a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices disinflation - a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments
	2.	inflation - (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang cosmogeny, cosmogony, cosmology - the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe blowup, detonation, explosion - a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
	3.	inflation - lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness, ostentation, puffiness inelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
	4.	inflation - the act of filling something with air enlargement, expansion - the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope deflation - the act of letting the air out of something

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inflation

noun increase, expansion, extension, swelling, escalation, enlargement, intensification Such pressure leads to the inflation of course-work marks.

Translations

inflation [ɪnˈfleɪʃən]

A. N (Econ) → inflación f

B. CPD inflation accounting N → contabilidad f de inflación

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inflation [ɪnˈfleɪʃ^ən] n → inflation f
Inflation is rising → L'inflation augmente.

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inflation

n

(Econ) → Inflation f; inflation rate → Inflationsrate f; to fight inflation → die Inflation bekämpfen

(= act of inflating) (with pump) → Aufpumpen nt; (by mouth) → Aufblasen nt; (Econ: of prices) → Steigern nt, → Hochtreiben nt; (fig) → Steigern nt, → Erhöhen nt; (of ego) → Aufblähen nt

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inflation [ɪnˈfleɪʃ/ən] n (Econ) → inflazione f

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inflation [ɪnˈfleɪʃ/ən] n (Econ) → inflazione f

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inflation → تَضَخُّم nafouknutí inflation Inflation πληθωρισμός inflación inflaatio inflation inflacija inflazione インフレーション 인플레이션 inflatie inflasjon inflacja inflação надувание inflation ภาวะเงินเฟ้อ enflasyon lạm phát 通货膨胀