deflation
noun
de·fla·tion
di-ˈflā-shən 
ˌdē-
2
: a contraction in the volume of available money or credit that results in a general decline in prices
3
: the erosion of soil by the wind
Examples of deflation in a Sentence
Economists worry that deflation will bring the country into recession.
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On the goods side, deflation effects were even stronger, with prices falling 0.8% in May, the largest monthly decline since October 2023.
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 13 June 2024
Department personnel then successfully deployed a tire deflation device, and took two juveniles and an adult into custody in the area of the 600 block of Willard Avenue in Newington, West Hartford police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2024
The injured officer had been deploying stop sticks, a police tire deflation device, on the westbound on ramp near 37th and Park Hill.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2024
Prices are almost always rising a little, and deflation is associated with economic calamity.
—Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 8 June 2024
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 13 June 2024
Department personnel then successfully deployed a tire deflation device, and took two juveniles and an adult into custody in the area of the 600 block of Willard Avenue in Newington, West Hartford police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2024
The injured officer had been deploying stop sticks, a police tire deflation device, on the westbound on ramp near 37th and Park Hill.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2024
Prices are almost always rising a little, and deflation is associated with economic calamity.
—Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 8 June 2024
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deflation
noun
de·fla·tion
di-ˈflā-shən
ˈdē-
1
: an act or instance of deflating : the state of being deflated
2
: a reduction in the volume of available money or credit resulting in a decline of the general price level
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