de‧fla‧tion /diːˈfleɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] technical [
Word Family: adjective:
inflatable,
inflated,
inflationary,
deflationary,
reflationary;
noun:
inflation,
inflatable,
deflation,
reflation;
verb:
inflate,
deflate,
reflate]
a reduction in the amount of money in a country’s
economy, so that prices fall or stop rising ⇒
inflation—deflationary adjective:
the government’s deflationary policies [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲