DEFLATION


Meaning of DEFLATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈflā-shən, ˌdē- ]

noun

Date: 1891

1. : an act or instance of deflating : the state of being deflated

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

• de·fla·tion·ary -shə-ˌner-ē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.