Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
the act of inflating.
the state of being inflated.
Origin of inflation
1300–50; Middle English inflacio(u)n<Latin inflātiōn- (stem of inflātiō). See inflate, -ion
Still, if there’s any connection at all, then it should ease concerns about inflation.
After $20 trillion in pandemic relief spending, there’s still no sign of inflation. What happened?|Bernhard Warner|August 25, 2020|Fortune
After adjusting for inflation over two decades, the deal with Cisterra would end up costing about $127 million, according to the city’s independent budget analyst.
How the City Came to Lease a Lemon|Lisa Halverstadt and Jesse Marx|August 10, 2020|Voice of San Diego
They analyzed how a collapsing universe would change its own structure, and they ultimately discovered that contraction can beat inflation at its own game.
Big Bounce Simulations Challenge the Big Bang|Charlie Wood|August 4, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Its supporters believe a currency’s value should be connected with the amount of gold in reserves as a way to prevent inflation.
Senate committee gave key approval to Fed nominee’s unorthodox economic views|Karen Ho|July 21, 2020|Quartz
California recently capped the amount rent could be raised across the state at 5 percent plus inflation.
Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Ep. 373 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|March 12, 2020|Freakonomics
With a total of $289 million (adjusted for inflation), it is the highest-grossing silent film of all time.
How to Save Silent Movies: Inside New Jersey’s Cinema Paradiso|Rich Goldstein|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Same-store sales growth was just 0.4 percent in North America this summer—positive, but below the rate of inflation.
Burger King Invades Canada to Save His Faltering Kingdom|Daniel Gross|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It kept its AAA credit rating; GDP per capita climbed; inflation and unemployment are still low; and the dollar is strong.
Australia Wants to Open the Great Barrier Reef to Dumping|Kirsten Alexander|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As college tuition rises faster than inflation, the class of 2014 will have an average of $33,000 in student loans to pay back.
The Way to Tackle College Debt Is to Take on Tuition Inflation|Kristen Soltis Anderson|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Self-promotion improves the self for McCarthy, but how effective, and healthy, is this inflation of the ego?
It’s Not Just the Vaccines. Jenny McCarthy’s New Book Offers More ‘Lessons’|Tim Teeman|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Still, as the inflation of the claims has been urged as an excuse for inattention to them, a word upon that point is desirable.
The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2)|Justin H. Smith
This was the last episode in the long drama of inflation and depression which was played out in New Zealand between 1870 and 1895.
The Long White Cloud|William Pember Reeves
Expansion and inflation were in the air, and had to run their course.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
It must not be thought that the Montgolfiers experimented solely with hot air in the inflation of their balloons.
The Mastery of the Air|William J. Claxton
No inflation occurred, and the unexpanded balloon did not fly—but time did.
Comrade Kropotkin|Victor Robinson
British Dictionary definitions for inflation
inflation
/ (ɪnˈfleɪʃən) /
noun
the act of inflating or state of being inflated
economicsa progressive increase in the general level of prices brought about by an expansion in demand or the money supply (demand-pull inflation) or by autonomous increases in costs (cost-push inflation)Compare deflation