Definition of Disinflation

1. Noun. A reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments.

Generic synonyms: Economic Process
Antonyms: Deflation, Inflation

Definition of Disinflation

1. Noun. (economics) A decrease in the inflation rate. ¹

2. Noun. (economics) Deflation ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Disinflation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Disinflation

disinfectors
disinfects
disinfest
disinfestant
disinfestants
disinfestation
disinfestation officer
disinfestations
disinfested
disinfesting
disinfests
disinflame
disinflamed
disinflames
disinflaming
disinflation (current term)
disinflationary
disinflations
disinform
disinformant
disinformants
disinformation
disinformations
disinformative
disinformed
disinformer
disinformers
disinforming
disinforms
disingenuity

Literary usage of Disinflation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Workforce 2000: Work and Workers for the 21st Century by DIANE Publishing Company, William B. Johnstone, Arnold E. Packer (1993)
"disinflation or Deflation in World Prices Between 1965 and 1982, prices in the developed nations increased by more than 234 percent, an average annual ..."

2. OECD Economic Surveys: Slovak Republic by OECD Staff (2005)
"Successful disinflation Year-on-year percentage changes in the consumer price index SVK POL ••• CZE HUN OECD EU15 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 ..."

3. Turkey by OECD Staff, OECD (2004)
"These real tax wedges can rise or fall with inflation and disinflation depending on how inflation interacts with the tax system. For example if inflation ..."

4. Centralization Or Fragmentation?: Europe Facing the Challenges of Deepening by Andrew Moravcsik (1998)
"Since the founding of the EMS in 1979, macroeconomic discussions of monetary integration have focused primarily on disinflation and fiscal consolidation, ..."

5. OECD Economic Surveys: Turkey by Oecd (2006)
"Tight fiscal policies, structural reforms and high productivity growth also contributed to the disinflation process. Furthermore, exchange rate appreciation ..."

6. Economic Surveys and Data Analysis: Ciret Conference Proceedings, Paris 2000 by Günter Poser, Daniel Bloesch (2002)
"... The Evolution of Expectations of disinflation: The Case of Bulgaria Abstract John A. Carlson and Neven T. Valev Currency boards are monetary regimes ..."

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