inflation
Definitions
A general increase in prices and a fall in the purchasing value of money.
The action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated.
Examples
The rising cost of groceries is a clear sign of inflation affecting the economy.
Many central banks raise interest rates in an attempt to control high inflation.
Synonyms
price escalation monetary expansion rising costs currency devaluation economic overheating
Antonyms
deflation price stability economic contraction falling prices disinflation