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deflation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | economic process |
| Derivation | deflate, deflationary |
deflation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | eroding, erosion, wearing away, eating away, wearing |
a constant deflation of the desert landscape.
deflation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | reduction, step-down, decrease, diminution |
| Derivation | deflate |
Examples of deflation
deflation
The Federal Reserve is pumping $600 billion into the economy to avoid deflation.
From the bloomberg.com
Remarkably, on this measure of prices, Japan has been in deflation for 17 years.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Fear that the Fed's QE will fail, letting the deflation genie out of the bottle.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Deflation is natural as can be after deleveraging on the price to value applied.
From the economist.com
Should they lose, you dare not imagine the depth of the dejection and deflation.
From the telegraph.co.uk
To go above or below these limits, he says, is to invite inflation or deflation.
From the time.com
Didn't I say the danger may not be inflation, but its scarier cousin, deflation?
From the usatoday.com
Japan endured years of deflation earlier this decade, only defeating it in 2005.
From the bloomberg.com
It has no clear framework for setting policy once deflation does come to an end.
From the economist.com
- (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape"
- A contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices
- The act of letting the air out of something
- (deflationary) associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money; "deflationary measures"
- (deflated) chapfallen: brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"
- In economics, deflation is a decrease in the general price level of goods and services. Deflation occurs when the inflation rate falls below 0% (a negative inflation rate). Inflation reduces the real value of money over time; conversely, deflation increases the real value of moneyu00A0u2013 the currency of a national or regional economy...
- Deflation (2001) is a micro-budget short film, written and directed by Roger Ashton-Griffiths. It stars Del Synnott, features Keira Knightley, who also worked as part of the crew, and Sharman Macdonald, her mother, who co-edited
- Deflate is a lossless data compression algorithm that uses a combination of the LZ77 algorithm and Huffman coding. It was originally defined by Phil Katz for version 2 of his PKZIP archiving tool, and was later specified in RFC 1951.
- (Deflationary) In economics, deflation is a decrease in the general price level of goods and services. ...
