reflation.

An increase in demand or the price level, often encouraged by policy to reverse deflation or restore depressed economic activity.

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Words that belong together

• reflation policy
• fiscal reflation

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The government pursued reflation after several years of falling prices and weak investment.

The analysis asked whether reflation would restore output or primarily raise import costs.

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.