Definition of Inflation. Meaning of Inflation. Synonyms of Inflation

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Definition of Inflation

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 an increase in the average price of goods and services in terms of money.: 579  This is usually measured using a consumer price...
- 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...
- The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is a United States federal law which aims to reduce the federal government budget deficit, lower prescription...
- Look up inflation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikiquote has quotations related to Inflation (disambiguation). Inflation most commonly refers to...
- an inflation index, such as the consumer price index. An inflation swap is the linear form of an inflation derivative, and used to transfer inflation risk...
- In finance, inflation derivative (or inflation-indexed derivatives) refers to an over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivative that is used to transfer...
- Inflationism is a heterodox economic, fiscal, or monetary policy, that predicts that a substantial level of inflation is harmless, desirable or even advantageous...
- Secular inflation is a prolonged period of gentle or mild price increases. Secular, or chronic, inflation is basically creeping inflation that continues...
- In economics, hyperinflation is a very high and typically accelerating inflation. It quickly erodes the real value of the local currency, as the prices...