disinflation.

A decline in the rate at which the general price level rises.

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Words that belong together

• gradual disinflation
• disinflation policy

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Disinflation eased the pace of price increases without restoring the earlier price level.

The forecast projected disinflation, not a general decline in consumer prices.

Usage notes

Primary category: economics / business / social science. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: financial analysis, risk evaluation, comparison, explanation. Disciplines: economics, finance, business. Commonness: uncommon.