ALL meanings of inflation
in·fla·tion
I i - noun inflation Economics. a 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). 1
- noun inflation the act of inflating. 1
- noun inflation the state of being inflated. 1
- noun inflation The action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated. 1
- noun inflation economy: rise in prices 1
- noun inflation act of filling with air 1
- uncountable noun inflation Inflation is a general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country. 0
- noun inflation the act of inflating or state of being inflated 0
- noun inflation 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) 0
- noun inflation the rate of increase of prices 0
- noun inflation an inflating or being inflated 0
- noun inflation an increase in the amount of money and credit in relation to the supply of goods and services 0
- noun inflation an increase in the general price level, resulting from this, specif., an excessive or persistent increase, causing a decline in purchasing power 0
- noun inflation Inflation is the economic situation when prices are rising over time and money loses value. 0