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Definitions of inflation in various dictionaries:
noun - a general and progressive increase in prices
noun - (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
noun - lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
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| Extreme economic expansion |
| The Fed raises interest rates when it's worried about this, a steady rise in consumer prices |
| Some scientists believe that the universe is undergoing expansion called this, also an economic term |
| Riyals actually gain value in Qatar--it has the world's lowest rate of this, negative 3.9% |
| The "hyper" type of this economic event struck Germany in 1923, when a U.S. dollar was worth 4 trillion marks |
| In 2006 Lithuania was banned from adopting the euro as its rate of this was 2.7% & the max allowable was 2.6 |
| Buy less & save more was part of Ford's "win" program, "whip" this "now" |
| (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a chart on the monitor.) The Phillips curve shows that when unemployment is reduced, as by expansionary fiscal policy, the level of this economic threat rises correspondingly |
| President Ford introduced a new economic program in Oct. 1974 with "win" buttons, standing for "whip" this "now" |
| Theories that try to explain this steady rise of prices include cost-push & demand-pull |
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| the action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated. |
| The act of inflating or the state of being inflated. |
| A persistent increase in the level of consumer prices or a persistent decline in the purchasing power of money, caused by an increase in available currency and credit beyond the proportion of available goods and services. |
| The action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated. |
| A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. |
| a general, continuous increase in prices: |
| a continuing rise in prices caused by an increase in the money supply and demand for goods |
| an increase in prices over time, causing a reduction in the value of money: |
| the act of filling something with air |
| (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang |
| Inflation description |
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In economics, inflation is a sustained increase in the price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. * When the price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services; consequently, inflation reflects a reduction in the purchasing power per unit of money a loss of real value in the medium of exchange and unit of account within the economy. A chief measure of price inflation is the inflation rate, the annualized percentage change in a general price index, usually the consumer price index, over time. The opposite of inflation is deflation. * Inflation affects economies in various positive and negative ways. The negative effects of inflation include an increase in the opportunity cost of holding money, uncertainty over future inflation which may discourage investment and savings, and if inflation were rapid enough, shortages of goods as consumers begin hoarding out of concern that prices will increase in the future. Positive effects include reducing |