inflation
n. increase in the supply of money in relation to the amount of goods available resulting in a rise in prices; act of filling with air or gas; state of being filled with air or gas | ||||
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Inflation Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary |
| MONASH Marketing Dictionary |
Inflation
an economic situation in which rising prices result in a fall in the purchasing value of money.
an economic situation in which rising prices result in a fall in the purchasing value of money.
| European Central Bank Glossary |
inflation
An increase in the general price level, e.g. in the consumer price index.
An increase in the general price level, e.g. in the consumer price index.
| BASSAM Trade, Real Estate, Mortgage, Fund,Invest, Insurance,& Tax,Terms/abbreviations/defin. |
INFLATION
The gradual reduction of the purchasing power of the dollar, usually related directly to the increases in the money supply by the federal government.
The expanse or increase in an economy over its natural growth. Usually caused by over printing money and over-extending credit. Marked by increase in the price of goods.
The gradual reduction of the purchasing power of the dollar, usually related directly to the increases in the money supply by the federal government.
The expanse or increase in an economy over its natural growth. Usually caused by over printing money and over-extending credit. Marked by increase in the price of goods.
| Mutual Fund Glossary |
Inflation
Rise in prices of goods and services.
Rise in prices of goods and services.
| Raynet Business & Marketing Glossary |
Inflation
persistently rising prices; can be caused by Demand pull inflation or Cost push inflation.
persistently rising prices; can be caused by Demand pull inflation or Cost push inflation.
| A Guide to Futures and Options Market Terminology : English-English |
Inflation
The creation of money by monetary authorities. In more popular usage, the creation of money that visibly raises goods prices and lowers the purchasing power of money. It may be creeping, trotting, or galloping, depending on the rate of money creation by the authorities. It may take the form of "simple inflation," in which case the proceeds of the new money issues accrue to the government for deficit spending; or it may appear as "credit expansion," in which case the authorities channel the newly created money into the loan market. Both forms are inflation in the broader sense.
The creation of money by monetary authorities. In more popular usage, the creation of money that visibly raises goods prices and lowers the purchasing power of money. It may be creeping, trotting, or galloping, depending on the rate of money creation by the authorities. It may take the form of "simple inflation," in which case the proceeds of the new money issues accrue to the government for deficit spending; or it may appear as "credit expansion," in which case the authorities channel the newly created money into the loan market. Both forms are inflation in the broader sense.
| Sean_Woo's Finance,GIS & Real Estate Glossary |
inflation
an increase in the overall level of prices in the economy
Note: inflation come out with the growth in the quantity of money printed by the government
an increase in the overall level of prices in the economy
Note: inflation come out with the growth in the quantity of money printed by the government
Inflation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Inflation
(n.)
Undue expansion or increase, from overissue; -- said of currency.
(n.)
The state of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit; vanity.
(n.)
The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.
(n.)
Undue expansion or increase, from overissue; -- said of currency.
(n.)
The state of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit; vanity.
(n.)
The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.
| WordNet 2.0 |
inflation
Noun
1. a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money"
(synonym) rising prices
(antonym) deflation
(hypernym) economic process
(hyponym) cost-pull inflation
(derivation) inflate
2. (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
(hypernym) explosion, detonation, blowup
(classification) cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny
3. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
(synonym) ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness
(hypernym) inelegance
4. the act of filling something with air
(antonym) deflation
(hypernym) expansion, enlargement
(derivation) balloon, inflate, billow
Noun
1. a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money"
(synonym) rising prices
(antonym) deflation
(hypernym) economic process
(hyponym) cost-pull inflation
(derivation) inflate
2. (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
(hypernym) explosion, detonation, blowup
(classification) cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny
3. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
(synonym) ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness
(hypernym) inelegance
4. the act of filling something with air
(antonym) deflation
(hypernym) expansion, enlargement
(derivation) balloon, inflate, billow
| hEnglish - advanced version |
inflation
inflation
\in*fla"tion\ (?), n. [l. inflatio: cf. f. inflation.]
1. the act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.
2. the state of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit; vanity. jonson.
3. undue expansion or increase, from overissue; -- said of currency. [u.s.]
inflation
n
1. a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money" [syn: rising prices ]
[ant: deflation, disinflation]
2. (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
3. a act of filling something with air [ant: deflation]
similar words(3)
inflation therapy
rate of inflation
inflation rate
inflation
\in*fla"tion\ (?), n. [l. inflatio: cf. f. inflation.]
1. the act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.
2. the state of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit; vanity. jonson.
3. undue expansion or increase, from overissue; -- said of currency. [u.s.]
inflation
n
1. a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money" [syn: rising prices ]
[ant: deflation, disinflation]
2. (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
3. a act of filling something with air [ant: deflation]
similar words(3)
inflation therapy
rate of inflation
inflation rate
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Ffugliad
Ffugliad = n. an inflation
Ffugliad = n. an inflation
Inflation Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Bureau of Labor Statistics Glossary |
Inflation
Inflation has been defined as a process of continuously rising prices, or equivalently, of a continuously falling value of money.
Inflation has been defined as a process of continuously rising prices, or equivalently, of a continuously falling value of money.
| ASTRONOMY UNBOUND |
Inflation
See inflationary cosmology.
See inflationary cosmology.
| Environmental Economics Glossary |
Inflation
Increase in the overall level of prices over an extended period of time.
Increase in the overall level of prices over an extended period of time.
| A Glossary of Political Economy Terms |
Inflation
In contemporary usage, a sustained rise over time in the general level of prices, normally measured by a weighted index of prices of a large and representative sample of goods and services (both consumers' goods and producers' goods) regularly traded in the economy under consideration. (In 19th century usage, the term referred more specifically to any sustained expansion in the stock of money available within the economy under consideration -- the eventual consequence of which would normally be a generalized increase in prices.)
In contemporary usage, a sustained rise over time in the general level of prices, normally measured by a weighted index of prices of a large and representative sample of goods and services (both consumers' goods and producers' goods) regularly traded in the economy under consideration. (In 19th century usage, the term referred more specifically to any sustained expansion in the stock of money available within the economy under consideration -- the eventual consequence of which would normally be a generalized increase in prices.)
When the quantity of money available in the economy begins to exceed the amount that firms and households (in the aggregate) feel they wish to keep on hand to finance their expected volume of trading in the foreseeable future, people tend to increase their rate of spending all at once, shifting the demand curves for nearly all goods and services to the right at the same time and thus driving up the general price level -- which is just another way of saying that each unit of money begins to be worth less than before in its purchasing power. Such an acceleration of spending may happen for any of a number of reasons
Inflation Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Inflation
Loss of purchasing power of money caused by growth of the amount of money in circulation
Loss of purchasing power of money caused by growth of the amount of money in circulation
Inflation Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
inflation
inflatio
inflatio
Inflation Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Basic Guide to ASL |
Inflation
The base of the right 'I'
hand rests on the left hand. It spirals upward.
The base of the right 'I'
Inflation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Inflation
Inflation is measured as the growth of the money supply in an economy, without a commensurate increase in the supply of goods and services. This results in a rise in the general price level as measured against a standard level of purchasing power. There are a variety of inflation measures in use, related to different price indices, because different prices affect different people. Two widely known indices for which inflation rates are commonly reported are the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures nominal consumer prices, and the GDP deflator, which measures the nominal prices of goods and services produced by a given country or region.
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