reflate

American  

[ri-fleyt] / rɪˈfleɪt /

verb (used without object)

reflated, reflating

1. to increase again the amount of money and credit in circulation.

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verb (used with object)

reflated, reflating

1. to increase (money and credit) again.

reflate British  

/ riːˈfleɪt /

verb

1. to inflate or be inflated again

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Etymology

Origin of reflate

First recorded in 1930–35; back formation from reflation

Example Sentences

Under persistent pressure to reflate the world's third-largest economy, the finance ministry will scrutinise the budget requests before it compiles the draft annual state budget in December.

From Reuters • Aug. 25, 2023

And this time, there's just no way that they can try to reflate the bubble.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2018

The Bank of Japan 8301 12.79 % has tried radical measures for 3½ years to reflate the country’s sagging economy, resorting this year to negative interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 15, 2016

That would bite just as Abenomics, a popular three-part plan to reflate the economy, designed by Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, is taking off.

From Economist • Aug. 1, 2013

There’s nothing wrong with that: It’s one of the primary channels by which monetary policy is able to reflate a depressed economy.

From Washington Post