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Word: Inflation
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in the sense ‘the condition of being inflated with a gas’): from Latin inflatio(n-), from inflare ‘blow in to’ (see inflate). inflation (sense 2) dates from the mid 19th century
ɪnˈfleɪʃn
the action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated
Short Definition:action of inflating something or condition of being inflated
Examples:- the inflation of a balloon
- the gross inflation of salaries
a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
Short Definition:general increase in prices and fall in purchasing value of money
Examples:- policies aimed at controlling inflation
- tax allowances and excise duties were increased in line with inflation
- a reduction in annual inflation from 84 per cent to 7 per cent
- high inflation rates
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