HyperDic: inflation

English > 4 senses of the word *inflation*:
NOUN	process	inflation, rising prices	a general and progressive increase / increase in prices / prices
	event	inflation	(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
	attribute	inflation, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness	lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
	act	inflation	the act of filling something with air

inflation > pronunciation
Sounds	ihnfley'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *inflation*: 4 senses > noun 1, process
Meaning	A general and progressive increase / increase in prices / prices.
Example	"in inflation everything gets more valuable except money"
Synonym	rising prices
Narrower	cost-pull inflation	inflation caused by an increase / increase in the costs of production
	demand-pull inflation	inflation caused by an increase / increase / increase / increase in demand or in the supply of money
	reflation	inflation of currency after a period of deflation
	stagflation	A period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices / prices rise (inflation)
Broader	economic process	Any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth
Opposite	deflation	A contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices / prices
Opposite	disinflation	A reduction of prices / prices intended to improve the balance of payments
Spanish	inflación
Catalan	inflació
Adjectives	inflationary	associated with or tending to cause increases / increases in inflation
Verbs	inflate	increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
Verbs	inflate	cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit

English > *inflation*: 4 senses > noun 2, event
Meaning	(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang.
Category	cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny	The branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
Broader	explosion, detonation, blowup	A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

English > *inflation*: 4 senses > noun 3, attribute
Meaning	lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity.
Synonyms	ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness
Broader	inelegance	The quality of lacking refinement and good taste
Spanish	ampulosidad, aparatosidad, ostentación, pomposidad, rimbombancia
Catalan	altisonància, ampul·lositat, aparatositat, grandiloqüència, ostentació, pompositat

English > *inflation*: 4 senses > noun 4, act
Meaning	The act of filling something with air.
Broader	expansion, enlargement	The act of increasing / increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
Opposite	deflation	The act of letting the air out of something
Spanish	hinchamiento, inflación
Catalan	inflació, inflament
Verbs	inflate	fill with gas or air
Verbs	inflate	become inflated

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