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Inflation
ɪnˈfleɪʃn
Inflation definitions
noun
inflation
- the action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated
"the inflation of a balloon"
exaggeration overemphasis magnification amplification overplaying dramatization colouring embroidery embellishment enhancement inflation extravagance hyperbole overestimation overvaluation aggrandizement- (in some theories of cosmology) a very brief exponential expansion of the universe postulated to have interrupted the standard linear expansion shortly after the Big Bang
- a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
"policies aimed at controlling inflation"