inflation
US /ɪnˈfleʃən/
・UK /ɪn'fleɪʃn/
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noun
- Act of filling something with air or gas
- Continual rise in the prices of products
other
- A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
- A period of accelerated expansion in the early universe.
- A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
- The act of inflating or the state of being inflated.
Examples
an inflation rate of 2%
Inflation reached a monthly rate of 5%.