Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An act or instance of deflating.

    The loss caused utter deflation and disappointment among the fans.

    выка́чиваниеvykáčivanije

    the act of letting the air out of something

  2. (countable, uncountable)A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.

    Deflation

    дефля́цияdefljácija, сниже́ние ценsnižénije cen

    дефля́ціяdefljácija

  3. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable)An economic contraction.

    дефля́цияdefljácija

    a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices

  4. (countable, uncountable)The removal of soil and other loose material from the ground (or another surface) by wind, leaving it exposed to erosion.

    Deflation

    дефля́ціяdefljácija

    (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Why is deflation dangerous for the economy?

    deWarum ist Deflation gefährlich für die Wirtschaft?

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  2. Deflation is almost always bad.

    ruДефляция почти всегда вредна.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
decrease in the general price level:
Русский
By meaning 2
instance of deflating:
decrease in the general price level:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
decrease in the general price level:
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