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Meaning of hyperinflation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Excessive inflation.
  2. A very high rate of inflation.

Equivalents

Examples

“hyperinflation of the lungs”
“Even though ten years elapsed between the German hyperinflation of 1923 and the seizure of power by Hitler, it is often suggested that the two events are causally related.”
“Only inconvertible paper currencies can be expanded rapidly without limit to generate hyperinflation.”
“When hyperinflation peaked, wheelbarrows full of money were required to shop for groceries.”
“Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian presidential candidate, has made “dollarizing” Argentina a signature proposal of his campaign, hailing it as a cure for the country’s hyperinflation problem.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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