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disinflation
vs.
deflation
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disinflation
disinflation vs. deflation
disinflation
[ dis-in-
fley
-sh
uh
n ]
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noun
a period or process of slowing the rate of
inflation
.
deflation
[ dih-
fley
-sh
uh
n ]
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noun
the act of
deflating
or the state of being
deflated
.
a fall in the general price level or a contraction of credit and available money (opposed to
inflation
).
the erosion of sand, soil, etc., by the action of the wind.