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reflation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɹiːˈfleɪʃən/

Etymology

From reflate + -ion, parallel to deflation.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of restoring a deflated general level of prices to a previous or desired level.
    • This continues until there is a reflation, a currency devaluation and government guarantees of the efficacy of key financial intermediaries. 2011 July 18, John Cassidy, quoting Ray Dalio, “Mastering the Machine”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN:

Forms

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reflations Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

disinflation

Deriveds

reflationary · reflationism

Relateds

inflation · deflation

Translations (11)

pl reflacja (the act of restoring deflated prices) · de Reflation (the act of restoring deflated prices) · ca reflació (the act of restoring deflated prices) · it reflazione (the act of restoring deflated prices) · pt reflação (the act of restoring deflated prices) · sv reflation (the act of restoring deflated prices) · es reflación (the act of restoring deflated prices) · fi reflaatio (the act of restoring deflated prices) · cs reflace (the act of restoring deflated prices) · nl reflatie (the act of restoring deflated prices) · nl inflatie na deflatie (the act of restoring deflated prices)