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inflation¹
- /ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/ US
- /ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃn̩/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French inflation (“swelling”), from Latin īnflātiō (“expansion", "blowing up”), from īnflātus, the perfect passive participle of īnflō (“blow into, expand”), from in (“into”) + flō (“blow”). By surface analysis, inflate + -ion.
noun inflations
- An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas or liquid. The inflation of the balloon took five hours.
- An increase in the quantity of money, leading to a devaluation of existing money, adjusted for by way of higher nominal values. Due to inflation, the monthly gym fee is rising by 10% from January.
- Undue expansion or increase, as of academic grades.
- An extremely rapid expansion of the universe, theorized to have occurred very shortly after the Big Bang.
Opposite: deflation
Inflation²
Where it comes from
From inflation.
proper noun
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The inflationary epoch of the Universe, where the size of the space of universe expanded at speeds beyond the speed of light. One of the ages of the Universe. The cosmic era when most formulations of Big Bang theory start their timelines.
Similar: Age of Inflation, Epoch of Inflation, Era of Inflation, Inflationary Age, Inflationary Epoch, Inflationary Era
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rising prices, inflationary, hyperinflation, price, rate, growth, increase, deflation, inflatable, inflator, expansion, tyre, blowing, surfeit, tire, swell
noun
Opposite: deflation
Translations
Every language
noun expansion or increase in size
| Español | inflado, hinchado, hinchamiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 팽창 paengchang |
| 日本語 | 膨張 bōchō, 膨らみ fukurami |
| Kiswahili | mfumuko |
| Português | inflamento |
| Français | inflation |
| Deutsch | Aufblasen, Aufblähung, Inflation |
| Ελληνικά | φούσκωμα foúskoma |
| Română | inflație |
| Русский | надува́ние naduvánije, вздува́ние vzduvánije, вспу́чивание vspúčivanije, раздува́ние razduvánije |
| Tiếng Việt | (sự) thổi phồng |
| العربية | تَضَخُّم taḍaḵḵum |
noun increase in the quantity of money, leading to a devaluation of existing money and increase in the general nominal level of prices or in the cost of living
| Español | inflación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인플레이션 inpeulleisyeon, 인플레 inpeulle, 통화 팽창 tonghwa paengchang |
| 日本語 | インフレ infure, インフレーション infurēshon |
| 中文 | 通貨膨脹 /通货膨胀 tōnghuòpéngzhàng, 通脹 /通胀 tōngzhàng |
| हिन्दी | मुद्रास्फीति mudrāsphīti |
| Kiswahili | mfumuko wa bei |
| Português | inflação |
| Français | inflation |
| Deutsch | Inflation, Geldentwertung |
| Italiano | inflazione |
| Ελληνικά | πληθωρισμός plithorismós |
| Română | inflație |
| Русский | инфля́ция infljácija |
| Tiếng Việt | (sự) tăng giá, lạm phát |
| العربية | تَضَخُّم taḍaḵḵum |
| עברית | אִינְפְלַצְיָה inflátsya |
noun inflation of the universe
| 한국어 | 팽창 paengchang |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Inflation |
| Русский | расшире́ние rasširénije |
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title = {inflation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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