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reflate [riːˈfleɪt]
vb
(Economics) to inflate or be inflated again
[back formation from reflation]
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Verb1.reflate - economics: experience reflation; "The economy reflated after the Fed took extreme measures"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
reflate - economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation; "These measures reflated the economy"
2.reflate - economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation; "These measures reflated the economy"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
inflate - cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"
reflate - economics: experience reflation; "The economy reflated after the Fed took extreme measures"
3.reflate - inflate again; "reflate the balloon"
inflate, blow up - fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
4.reflate - become inflated again
balloon, billow, inflate - become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
Translations
reflate [ˌriːˈfleɪt] VT [+ economy] → reflacionar
reflate [riːˈfleɪt] vt [+ economy] → relancer
reflate
vt (Econ) → bewusst inflationieren, ankurbeln
vi (economy)sich beleben, angekurbelt werden; they decided to reflateman beschloss, die Konjunktur anzukurbeln
reflate [ˌriːˈfleɪt] vt (Econ) → reflazionare


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Governments are out there doing what they can to print money and reflate economies; it means that the more they hold in reserves to support the printing of currency, the better.
Effectively, the Fed is trying to reflate the economy.
The Fed is desperate to keep mortgage rates low to reflate the housing market, and last week it promised to inject hundreds of billions of dollars more in this effort.
 
 
 
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