Inflation — Inflation … Deutsch Wörterbuch
INFLATION — Phénomène économique majeur de la période ouverte par la Seconde Guerre mondiale, multiforme par l’échelle (inflation rampante, hyperinflation), la durée (inflation courte, inflation longue) ou le lieu (pays industrialisés, pays en développement) … Encyclopédie Universelle
Inflation — Sf std. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Amerikanische Entlehnung von l. īnflātio ( ōnis) das Anschwellen , eigentlich das Sich Aufblasen , zu l. īnflāre hineinblasen, aufblasen , zu l. flāre blasen und l. in . Das Wort bezeichnet zunächst das Vergrößern… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
inflation — I (decrease in value of currency) noun boost in prices, currency devaluation, decrease in purchasing power, high prices, hike in prices, jump in prices, price increase, substantial rise of prices, undue expansion of currency, upturn in prices II… … Law dictionary
Inflation — In*fla tion, n. [L. inflatio: cf. F. inflation.] 1. The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being puffed up, as with pride;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inflation — Inflation is a time of generally rising prices. See also Hyper Inflation … International financial encyclopaedia
Inflation — (v. lat.), Aufblähung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Inflation — Inflation, lat. deutsch, Aufblähung … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
inflation — mid 14c., swelling caused by gathering of wind in the body; flatulence; figuratively, outbursts of pride, from L. inflationem (nom. inflatio) a puffing up; flatulence, noun of action from pp. stem of inflare blow into, puff up, from in into (see… … Etymology dictionary
inflation — [n] increase, swelling aggrandizement, blowing up, boom, boost, buildup, distension, enhancement, enlargement, escalation, expansion, extension, hike, intensification, prosperity, puffiness, rise, spread, tumefaction; concepts 335,763,780 Ant.… … New thesaurus