inflation
noun [ U ] uk/ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/ us/ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/
(INCREASE)
B2 通货膨胀
a general, continuous increase in prices
high/low inflation 高／低通货膨胀
the rate of inflation 通货膨胀率
13 percent inflation 13%的通货膨胀率
Compare: deflation (MONEY)
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- The control of inflation is a key component of the government's economic policy.
- There has been an alarming rise in the rate of inflation.
- Unemployment, inflation and greater inequality are often the downside of a market economy.
- Managing the economy is a complex equation of controlling inflation and reducing unemployment.
- The government's overriding concern is to reduce inflation.
- Inflation of the money supply always leads to inflation in the long term.