cost-push
noun
ˈkȯs(t)-ˌpu̇sh 
: an increase or upward trend in production costs (such as wages) that tends to result in increased consumer prices irrespective of the level of demand compare demand-pull
cost-push adjective
Word History
First Known Use
1951, in the meaning defined above
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