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Inflation
Inflation In*fla"tion, n. [L. inflatio: cf. F. inflation.]
1. The act or process of inflating, or the state of being
inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion;
enlargement. --Boyle.
2. The state of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit;
vanity. --B. Jonson.
3. Undue expansion or increase, from overissue; -- said of
currency. [U.S.]
Meaning of Inflation from wikipedia
- In economics,
inflation is a
general increase in the
prices of
goods and
services in an economy. This is
usually measured using a
consumer price index...
- 2020, a
worldwide surge in
inflation began in mid-2021 and
lasted until mid-2022. Many
countries saw
their highest inflation rates in decades. It has been...
- In
physical cosmology,
cosmic inflation,
cosmological inflation, or just
inflation, is a
theory of
exponential expansion of
space in the very
early universe...
-
Eternal inflation is a
hypothetical inflationary universe model,
which is
itself an
outgrowth or
extension of the Big Bang theory.
According to eternal...
- by
inflation rate. The list
includes sovereign states and self-governing
dependent territories based upon the ISO
standard ISO 3166-1.
Inflation rate...
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Inflationism is a
heterodox economic, fiscal, or
monetary policy, that
predicts that a
substantial level of
inflation is harmless,
desirable or even advantageous...
- The
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is a
United States federal law
which aims to
reduce the
federal government budget deficit,
lower prescription...
- In macroeconomics,
inflation targeting is a
monetary policy where a
central bank
follows an
explicit target for the
inflation rate for the medium-term...
-
economic condition characterized by a
simultaneous occurrence of high
inflation,
stagnant economic growth, and
elevated unemployment. This phenomenon...
- In economics,
hyperinflation is a very high and
typically accelerating inflation. It
quickly erodes the real
value of the
local currency, as the prices...
