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nouna contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of pricesOpposite:type of:
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"a constant deflation of the desert landscape"noun(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the windtype of:
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nounthe act of letting the air out of somethingOpposite:type of:
Definition that contains deflation
- deflate produce deflation in
- reflate economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation
- reflation inflation of currency after a period of deflation; restore the system to a previous state
- reflate economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation
- reflation inflation of currency after a period of deflation; restore the system to a previous state
- deflationary spiral an episode of deflation in which prices and wages decrease at an increasing rate and currency gains in value