deflation
noun
de·fla·tion
di-ˈflā-shən 
ˌdē-
2
: a contraction in the volume of available money or credit that results in a general decline in prices
3
: the erosion of soil by the wind
Examples of deflation in a Sentence
Economists worry that deflation will bring the country into recession.
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Prices are almost always rising a little, and deflation is associated with economic calamity.
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Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 8 June 2024
Police were able to nab Venable by deploying a tire deflation device which caused her vehicle to crash and allowed police to apprehend her.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 7 June 2024
She was eventually captured after her vehicle crashed when police used a tire deflation device.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
Jonathan Lethem In his five very different novels Charles Portis’s signature was deflation, his attention always fixed on how the world declines to make sense.
—Robert Cochran, The New York Review of Books, 30 May 2024
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Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 8 June 2024
Police were able to nab Venable by deploying a tire deflation device which caused her vehicle to crash and allowed police to apprehend her.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 7 June 2024
She was eventually captured after her vehicle crashed when police used a tire deflation device.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
Jonathan Lethem In his five very different novels Charles Portis’s signature was deflation, his attention always fixed on how the world declines to make sense.
—Robert Cochran, The New York Review of Books, 30 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for deflation
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“Deflation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deflation. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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deflation
noun
de·fla·tion
di-ˈflā-shən
ˈdē-
1
: an act or instance of deflating : the state of being deflated
2
: a reduction in the volume of available money or credit resulting in a decline of the general price level
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