Antonym: deflation. Similar words: information, relation, violation, isolation, population, regulation, revelation, installation. Meaning: [ɪn'fleɪʃn] 
n. 1. a general and progressive increase in prices 2. (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang 3. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity 4. the act of filling something with air.
n. 1. a general and progressive increase in prices 2. (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang 3. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity 4. the act of filling something with air. 
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151) He is tussling with the problem of what to do about inflation.
152) It seems at least that we've broken the back of inflation in this country.
153) The fall in inflation did little to sweeten news of massive job losses.
154) The control of inflation is a sine qua non for economic stability.
155) As the market was saturated with goods and the economy became more balanced, inflation went down.
156) The government have intervened to keep a lid on inflation.
157) Another drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort yesterday for the 2.74 million jobless.
158) If raging inflation returns, then interest rates will shoot up.
159) We do have the lowest level of inflation for some years.
160) The fall in inflation is the silver lining of the prolonged recession.
161) Inflation at nine point four percent is the worst for eight years.
162) In order to combat inflation,[http://sentencedict.com/inflation.html] the government imposed strict controls on foreign currency.
163) MPs say it is crucial that a system is found to compensate for inflation.
164) Inflation, which has usually been in single figures, is running at more than 12%.
165) The rise in inflation was just one symptom of the poor state of the economy.
166) We are working on the assumption that the rate of inflation will not increase next year.
167) Inflation reduces the purchasing power of people living on fixed incomes.
168) Even when inflation is low, it nibbles away at people's savings, reducing their value considerably over several years.
169) The new policy shifted the emphasis away from fighting inflation.
170) Higher taxes and higher inflation were a lethal combination .
171) Today's RPI figure shows inflation running at 10.9 per cent.
172) The top salary awards are completely out of line with inflation.
173) Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.
174) The annual rate of inflation in Britain has risen to its highest level for eight years.
175) The conquest of inflation has been the Government's overriding economic priority for nearly 15 years.
176) The Federal Reserve Bank raised interest rates to keep inflation under control .
177) Bar a plateau in 1989,(sentencedict.com) there has been a rise in inflation ever since the mid-1980's.
178) The government has announced it will bear down on inflation.
179) That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation.
180) The government hopes these measures will help to bring down inflation.
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