inflation
/ˌɪnflˈeɪʃʌn/noun3 syllables
Inflation means: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity.
Synonyms for inflation8
noun, as in lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
noun, as in a general and progressive increase in prices
Opposites of inflation
What does inflation mean?4
noun
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
a general and progressive increase in prices“in inflation everything gets more valuable except money”
(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
the act of filling something with air
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with inflation?60
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Inflation in a sentence
- Because of inflation, salaries can't keep up with the high cost of living.CM
- Inflation over the same period remained tame and the currency, the kuna, stable.The_World_Factbook
- Does depreciation of the yen give rise to inflation?CK
- Someone must find a way to stop inflation.dantat65
- The newspaper called for the government to stop inflation.orcrist
- The growth of wages does not keep up with inflation.carlosalberto
- I think his argument overstates the importance of inflation.AlanF_US
- Did inflation influence the price of milk a lot?abburns
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Forms of inflation
as a noun
- plural
- inflations