inflation

Definitions

1. 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.
2. An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas or liquid.
   countable, uncountable
3. A rise in the general level of prices. Galloping inflation (or hyperinflation) is an inflation which precedes at a high rate but perhaps for only a brief period. The rate of inflation generally increases during a galloping inflation. Creeping inflation is an inflation which lasts for a long time at a fairly steady pace.
4. An increase in the quantity of money, leading to a devaluation of existing money, adjusted for by way of higher nominal values.
   countable, uncountable
5. Undue expansion or increase, as of academic grades.
   countable, uncountable
6. to blow up or expand (especially a balloon, tyre or lungs with air). He used a bicycle pump to inflate the ball. opblaas يَنْفُخ надувам encher nafouknout aufblasen puste op φουσκώνωinflar täis puhuma, täis pumpama باد کردن täyttää gonfler לְנַפֵּחַ फुलाना, फुलाना, सूजन और जलन napuhivati felfúj menggembungkan, meniup blása upp gonfiare ふくらませる 팽창하다 išpūsti, pripūsti piepūst meniup opblazen blåse/pumpe opp nadmuchać باد کول encher a um­fla надувать, накачивать nafúknuť napihniti naduvati blåsa ...
   especially
7. An extremely rapid expansion of the universe, theorized to have occurred very shortly after the Big Bang.
   countable, uncountable
8. (of eg a cushion, ball etc) that can be filled with air for use. an inflatable beach ball. opblaasbaar مَطّاطي، يُمْكِن نَفْخُه надуваем insuflável nafukovací aufblasbar oppustelig φουσκωτόςinflable täispuhutav باد کردنی täytettävä gonflable שֶׁאֶפשׁר לְנַפּחוֹ फुलाने योग्य koji se dade napuhnuti felfújható dapat ditiup uppblásanlegur gonfiabile ふくらませる 부풀릴 수 있는 pripučiamas piepūšams boleh ditiup opblaasbaaroppblåsbar nadmuchiwany باد كوونكي insuflável gonflabil надувной nafukovací ki se da na...
   eg
9. relating to economic inflation. inflasie تَضَخُّمي инфлационен inflacionário inflační inflationär inflatorisk; inflations- πληθωριστικόςinflacionista, inflacionario inflatsiooni- تورمی inflatorinen inflationniste אִינפלַציוֹנִי स्फीतिकारी, स्फीतिविषयक inflacijski inflációs inflasioner verðbólgu- inflazionistico インフレの 인플레이션의 infliacinis inflācijas- menyebabkan inflasi inflatoirinflasjonsskapende inflacyjny اقتصادی inflacionário inflaţionist инфляционный inflačný inflacijski inflatoran inflatio...
10. inflación, distensión.
11. The act of inflating or the state of being inflated.
12. A persistent increase in the level of consumer prices or a persistent decline in the purchasing power of money.
13. the act of inflating or state of being inflated
14. (Economics) economics a progressive increase in the general level of prices brought about by an expansion in demand or the money supply (demand-pull inflation) or by autonomous increases in costs (cost-push inflation). Compare deflation
    economics
15. (Economics) informal the rate of increase of prices
    informal

Equivalents

Examples

“The inflation of the balloon took five hours.”

“Due to inflation, the monthly gym fee is rising by 10% from January.”

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