Inflation — This article is about a rise in the general price level. For the expansion of the early universe, see Inflation (cosmology). For other uses, see Inflation (disambiguation). Inflation rates around the world in 2007 … Wikipedia
Inflation (cosmology) — Inflation model and Inflation theory redirect here. For a general rise in the price level, see Inflation. For other uses, see Inflation (disambiguation). Physical cosmology … Wikipedia
Inflation in the Weimar Republic — thumb|German banknotes used as fuel.It was cheaper to use than wood.The inflation in the Weimar Republic was a period of hyperinflation in Germany (the Weimar Republic) during 1921 1923.The hyperinflation episode in the Weimar Republic in the… … Wikipedia
Inflation — The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * inflation in‧fla‧tion [ɪnˈfleɪʆn] noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS a continuing increase in the prices of goods and services … Financial and business terms
inflation — The creation of money by monetary authorities. In more popular usage, the creation of money that visibly raises goods prices and lowers the purchasing power of money. It may be creeping, trotting, or galloping, depending on the rate of money… … Financial and business terms
inflation — /in flay sheuhn/, n. 1. Econ. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation). 2. the act of inflating. 3. the state … Universalium
inflation — Spain has had on the whole a high inflation economy both before, during and after the period of rapid development of 1960–74, and it was only in the 1990s that the monetary authorities at last appeared to be on top of the problem. Already… … Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture
inflation — noun Date: 14th century 1. an act of inflating ; a state of being inflated: as a. distension b. a hypothetical extremely brief period of very rapid expansion of the universe immediately following the big bang c. empty pretentiousness ; pomposity… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Chaotic Inflation theory — Physical cosmology Universe · Big Bang … Wikipedia
cost-push inflation — An increase in the prices of goods or services caused by increases in the cost of inputs (especially wages and raw materials). As an explanation of inflation, cost push theories became popular in the 1970s when they appeared to explain the rapid… … Big dictionary of business and management
galloping inflation — /ˌgæləpɪŋ ɪn fleɪʃ(ə)n/ noun very rapid inflation which is almost impossible to reduce … Marketing dictionary in english