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inflation (s) (noun), inflations (pl)
1. A persistent increase in the level of consumer prices or a persistent decline in the purchasing power of money; Inflation can be caused by an increase in available currency and credit beyond the proportion of available goods and services.
2. The act of blowing something up (the act of filling with air), or the condition of being expanded: The situation of inflation can be demonstrated by a balloon that has been blown up completely!
3. An attitude or a state of being puffed up with pride or a lack of elegance: A case of inflation can be a consequence of being pompous and swollen-headed with vanity, and not modest at all!
4. Etymology: from Latin inflationem, inflatio, a noun of action from inflare, "to blow into, to puff up", from in-, "into" + flare, "to blow".

The monetary sense of "enlargement of prices" (originally by an increase in the amount of money in circulation) was first recorded 1838 in American English.

Inflation: cutting money in half without damaging the paper.
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stagflation: stagnation + inflation
1. A period of rising prices and unemployment but little growth in consumer demand and business activity.
2. A blend of stagnation and inflation.
  • Stagnation: A period of slow economic growth, or, in securities trading, a period of inactive trading.
  • Inflation: An increase in the supply of currency or credit relative to the availability of goods and services, resulting in higher prices and a decrease in the purchasing power of money.
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