deflation
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1. the act of letting the air out of something (noun.act)
2. a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | economic process, |
| definition | : | any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth (noun.process) |
3. (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind (noun.process)
| domain category | : | geology, |
| definition | : | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition) |
4. the act of letting the air out of something (noun.act)
| antonym | : | inflation, |
| definition | : | the act of filling something with air (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | release contained air or gas from (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | collapse by releasing contained air or gas (verb.contact) |
5. a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices (noun.process)
| antonym | : | disinflation, |
| definition | : | a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | produce deflation in (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | deflationary, |
| definition | : | associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money (adj.all) |
6. the act of letting the air out of something (noun.act)
| antonym | : | inflation, |
| definition | : | the act of filling something with air (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | release contained air or gas from (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | collapse by releasing contained air or gas (verb.contact) |
7. a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices (noun.process)
| antonym | : | disinflation, |
| definition | : | a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | produce deflation in (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | deflationary, |
| definition | : | associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money (adj.all) |
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