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Inflation — This article is about a rise in the general price level. For the expansion of the early universe, see Inflation (cosmology). For other uses, see Inflation (disambiguation). Inflation rates around the world in 2007 … Wikipedia
inflation — /in flay sheuhn/, n. 1. Econ. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation). 2. the act of inflating. 3. the state … Universalium
spiral — ▪ I. spiral spi‧ral 1 [ˈspaɪərəl ǁ ˈspaɪr ] noun [countable] a process, usually a harmful one, in which something continuously rises, falls, gets worse etc, often starting off slowly but gradually speeding up until it is out of control: • Sales… … Financial and business terms
spiral — 01. The birds were flying loops and [spirals] through the trees, and across the sky. 02. Most of the galaxies in the universe have a [spiral] shape. 03. We put a [spiral] binding on the book, so it could be opened and lain flat on a desk. 04.… … Grammatical examples in English
spiral — spi|ral1 [ˈspaıərəl US ˈspaır ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: spiralis (adjective), from Latin spira coil ] 1.) a line in the form of a curve that winds around a central point, moving further away from the centre all the time 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
spiral — 1 adjective in the form of a continuous line or curve that winds around a central point, moving further away from it all the time: a spiral watch spring spirally adjective 2 noun (C) 1 a spiral curve 2 a process, usually a harmful one, in which… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spiral — / spaɪrəl/ noun something which twists round and round getting higher all the time ■ verb to twist round and round, getting higher all the time ● a period of spiralling prices ♦ spiralling inflation inflation where price rises make employees ask… … Dictionary of banking and finance
inflation — Synonyms and related words: Barnumism, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, affectation, aggrandizement, amplification, appreciation, ascent, augmentation, ballooning, ballyhoo, bedizenment, big… … Moby Thesaurus
inflation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Increase] Syn. expansion, extension, buildup; see increase 1 . 2. [General rise in price levels] Syn. inflationary trend, inflationary cycle, inflationary spiral, rising prices, spiraling prices, move toward higher price… … English dictionary for students
Built-in inflation — is an economic concept referring to a type of inflation that resulted from past events and persists in the present. It thus might be called hangover inflation. At any one time, built in inflation represents one of three major determinants of the… … Wikipedia
