Definitions of deflation [ɪˈfleɪ ʃən]

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Definition of 'deflation'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) deflation
the act of deflating or the state of being deflated.

2. deflation
a fall in the general price level or a contraction of available money

3. deflation
the erosion of soil by the wind.

Etymology: (1890–95)

Definition of 'deflation'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) deflation
(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"

2. (noun) deflation
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices

3. (noun) deflation
the act of letting the air out of something

Translation of 'deflation'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to reduce (a person's) importance, self-confidence etc He was completely deflated by his failure.
Afrikaans: afblaas, uitlating	Arabic: إنْكِماش إقْتِصادي	Bulgarian: намаляване
Brazilian: deflação	Czech: vypuštění	German: das Ablassen von Luft, di
Danish: deflation; tømning	Greek: ξεφούσκωμα	Spanish: deflación
Estonian: tühjusetunne	Farsi: بی باد سازی؛ تورم زدایی	Finnish: deflaatio
French: déflation, dégonflement	Hebrew: הוֹצָאַת אָוִויר	Hindi: हवा निकालना
Croatian: ispražnjenje	Hungarian: leapadás	Indonesian: pengempisan
Icelandic: hjöðnun; minnkun	Italian: sgonfiamento	Japanese: 収縮
Korean: 수축, 디플레이션	Lithuanian: oro/dujų išleidimas	Latvian: (gaisa, gāzes) izlaišana;
Malay: pengempisan	Dutch: uitlating van lucht, defl	Norwegian: tømming, deflasjon
Polish: opróżnienie	Persian: بی باد سازی؛ تورم زدایی	Pashto: بادايستنه، دپيسو لږوالى (
Portuguese: deflação	Romanian: deflaţie; dezumflare	Russian: выпускание
Slovak: spľasnutie	Slovenian: deflacija	Serbian: deflacija
Swedish: deflation	Thai: การชะลอตัวทางเศรษฐกิจ; กา	Turkish: sönme
Taiwanese: 洩氣	Ukrainian: викачування; дефляція	Urdu: پچکنے کا عمل
Vietnamese: sự xả hơi; làm xẹp	Chinese: 放气，通货紧缩
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