Inflation
Meanings and phrases
n.
- a general and progressive increase in prices; rising prices
- (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
- lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity; ostentation; ostentatiousness; pomposity; pompousness; pretentiousness; puffiness; splashiness
n.
- inflation caused by an increase in the costs of production
n.
- inflation caused by an increase in demand or in the supply of money
n.
- the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis; rate of inflation
- The inflation rate was also kept low during his term.
- In 2013 the annual inflation rate in Georgia equaled 2.4%.
- In 2005, GDP increased by 9.9%; the inflation rate averaged 9.5%.
n.
- therapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory tract with inhaled air
n.
- the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis; inflation rate
- The annual rate of inflation was 2000% in 1989.
- The rate of inflation was 4% and the budget deficit 3% of GDP.
- Most mainstream economists favor a low, steady rate of inflation.
E.g.
- The figures have not been adjusted for inflation.
- When adjusted for inflation, its total nett gross is .
- The price will not be adjusted for inflation.
E.g.
- This drachma also suffered from high inflation.
- Early 1990s were characterized with high inflation rates.
- In the early 2000s the chronically high inflation was brought under control.
E.g.
- If the inflation index increased by 10%, the principal of the bond would increase to 110 units.
- Following a change in the regulations governing inflation index linking, the deficit was estimated at £5.2 billion in November 2010.
- The target has changed to 2% since the Consumer Price Index (CPI) replaced the Retail Prices Index as the Treasury's inflation index.
E.g.
- A school district adopting the resolution may not apply for referendum exceptions or ask voters for a tax increase above the inflation index.