reflation

noun

re·​fla·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˈflā-shən How to pronounce reflation (audio)
: restoration of deflated prices to a desirable level
reflate verb
reflationary adjective

Examples of reflation in a Sentence

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Despite expectations of reflation and pro-growth policies under the new U.S. administration, oil prices have remained stagnant. Trefis Team, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 The rationale for the reflation trade had centred around expectations that the accelerating US vaccination programme and removal of Covid-19 lockdown measures would usher in a period of high growth and inflation as business activity began to normalise. Daniel Tenreiro, National Review, 29 June 2021 What did the Fed do or say to cause investors to jump ship on the reflation theme? Garth Friesen, Forbes, 20 June 2021 Covid, then reflation, then supply-chain inflation, then a tardy Fed, then war. James MacKintosh, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2022 See all Example Sentences for reflation 

Word History

Etymology

re- + -flation (as in deflation)

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reflation was in 1932

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“Reflation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reflation. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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