Disinflation

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  • noun. A marked deceleration in the rate of inflation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. a reduction in the rate of price increases; a lessening of inflationary pressure.
  • noun. a reduction of the value of a currency in international exchange markets caused by a government; -- usually done as a means to improve the country's international balance of payments.
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  • noun. A decrease in the inflation rate.
  • noun. Deflation
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  • noun. a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments
  • Word Usage
    ""While no member saw an appreciable risk of deflation, some judged that the risk of further near-term disinflation had increased somewhat," according to minutes of the Fed's Aug. 10 policy meeting."
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