inflation

6 definitions • 20 examples

a general, continuous increase in prices:

high/low inflation

the rate of inflation

13 percent inflation

a continuous increase in the level or amount of something:

wage inflation Excess demand eventually led to wage inflation.

inflation of There has been a lot of discussion about inflation of grades in higher education recently.

the act of making something larger or more important, or of making it seem larger or more important than it really is:

I suspected that there had been some inflation of the claims for political purposes.

You have to admire the inflation of the original production into such a mammoth spectacle.

the act of filling something with air, or of being filled with air:

His hot air balloon tore during inflation, ending his bid to be first to fly solo round the world.

A large herniation can restrict the inflation of a lung.

a continuing rise in prices caused by an increase in the money supply and demand for goods

an increase in prices over time, causing a reduction in the value of money:

high/low/moderate inflation Higher inflation threatens to force interest rates higher.

falling/rising inflation Two decades of falling inflation and falling interest rates provided an exceptional, probably unique, boost to equities.

accelerating/runaway/galloping inflation

a surge/increase/rise in inflation The rise in inflation will be seen as a major set-back for the chancellor.

a decline/fall/reduction in inflation

to control/curb/reduce inflation

push up/fuel inflation The government raised prices to encourage production, further fuelling inflation.

the overall rate of inflation

above/below inflation He is planning to increase public spending by 3.3% above inflation for the next three years.

The rankings are based on the banks' return on equity, which is then adjusted for inflation.

keep pace with/outstrip inflation The agency's budget has not kept pace with inflation and the staff has been cut.