Meaning of foodflation | Babel Free

Definitions

The continuous rise in the price of food which is higher than the general inflation level.

uncountable

Examples

“Not long ago, before "foodflation," the restaurant operator would figure out menu prices by scribbling costs on a scrap of paper [...]”

“When I spoke to her three years ago, she said she was spending about $50 a week to feed her family of five. With foodflation, she now spends about $80-$100 a week to feed a family of five.”

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