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hyperinflation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌhaɪpəɹɪnˈfleɪʃən/
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Etymology

From hyper- + inflation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Excessive inflation.
   • hyperinflation of the lungs
2. (countable, uncountable) A very high rate of inflation.
   • Even though ten years elapsed between the German hyperinflation of 1923 and the seizure of power by Hitler, it is often suggested that the two events are causally related. 1985, Leon N. Lindberg, Charles S. Maier, Brian M. Barry, The Politics of inflation and economic stagnation, page 74:
   • Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian presidential candidate, has made “dollarizing” Argentina a signature proposal of his campaign, hailing it as a cure for the country’s hyperinflation problem. 2023 October 23, Anna Cooban, “Javier Milei wants Argentina to swap the peso for the US dollar. Here’s what that could mean”, in CNN Business:
   • Only inconvertible paper currencies can be expanded rapidly without limit to generate hyperinflation. 1987, Philip Cagan, “Hyperinflation”, in The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics:
   • When hyperinflation peaked, wheelbarrows full of money were required to shop for groceries. 2004, John Barkley Rosser, Marina V. Rosser, Comparative Economics in a Transforming World Economy, page 236:

Forms

Relateds

deflation

Translations (43)

is óðaverðbólga (economic inflation at a very high rate) · es hiperinflación (economic inflation at a very high rate) · hu hiperinfláció (economic inflation at a very high rate) · ms inflasi hiper (economic inflation at a very high rate) · sl hiperinflacija (economic inflation at a very high rate) · el υπερπληθωρισμός (economic inflation at a very high rate) · sh hiperinflacija (economic inflation at a very high rate) · cmn 惡性通貨膨脹 /恶性通货膨胀 (economic inflation at a very high rate) · ga hipearbhoilsciú (economic inflation at a very high rate) · eu hiperinflazio (economic inflation at a very high rate) · nl hyperinflatie (economic inflation at a very high rate) · sk hyperinflácia (economic inflation at a very high rate) · nn hyperinflasjon (economic inflation at a very high rate) · yue 惡性通貨膨脹 /恶性通货膨胀 (economic inflation at a very high rate) · uz giperinflyatsiya (economic inflation at a very high rate) · ro hiperinflație (economic inflation at a very high rate) · az hiperinflyasiya (economic inflation at a very high rate) · fr hyperinflation (economic inflation at a very high rate) · ka ჰიპერინფლაცია (economic inflation at a very high rate) · it iperinflazione (economic inflation at a very high rate) · tr hiperenflasyon (economic inflation at a very high rate) · hi अतिस्फीति (economic inflation at a very high rate) · mk хиперинфлација (economic inflation at a very high rate) · eo inflaciego (economic inflation at a very high rate) · be гіперінфля́цыя (economic inflation at a very high rate) · fi hyperinflaatio (economic inflation at a very high rate) · ja ハイパーインフレーション (economic inflation at a very high rate) · de Hyperinflation (economic inflation at a very high rate) · id hiperinflasi (economic inflation at a very high rate) · cs hyperinflace (economic inflation at a very high rate) · hy հիպերինֆլյացիա (economic inflation at a very high rate) · uk гіперінфля́ція (economic inflation at a very high rate) · sv hyperinflation (economic inflation at a very high rate) · ko 하이퍼인플레이션 (economic inflation at a very high rate) · ru гиперинфля́ция (economic inflation at a very high rate) · da hyperinflation (economic inflation at a very high rate) · nb hyperinflasjon (economic inflation at a very high rate) · lv hiperinflācija (economic inflation at a very high rate) · pt hiperinflação (economic inflation at a very high rate) · pl hiperinflacja (economic inflation at a very high rate) · lt hiperinfliacija (economic inflation at a very high rate) · ca hiperinflació (economic inflation at a very high rate) · et hüperinflatsioon (economic inflation at a very high rate)