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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

ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness

noun, as in a general and progressive increase in prices

rising prices

Opposites of inflation

deflation, disinflation

What does inflation mean?4

noun

1

lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

2

a general and progressive increase in prices“in inflation everything gets more valuable except money”

3

(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang

4

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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All 60 rhymes for inflation, grouped by syllable

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