Reflation
//ɹiːˈfleɪʃən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of restoring a deflated general level of prices to a previous or desired level. countable, uncountable
"This continues until there is a reflation, a currency devaluation and government guarantees of the efficacy of key financial intermediaries."
- 2 inflation of currency after a period of deflation; restore the system to a previous state wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"This continues until there is a reflation, a currency devaluation and government guarantees of the efficacy of key financial intermediaries."
Etymology
From reflate + -ion, parallel to deflation.
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