inflation

phonetic symbol: / ɪnfléɪʃən / 

inflation - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ the act of filling something with air

[ noun ]
■ lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
ostentation , ostentatiousness , pomposity , pompousness , pretentiousness , puffiness , splashiness

[ noun ]
■ (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang

[ noun ]
■ a general and progressive increase in prices
e.g.)
・in inflation everything gets more valuable except money
rising prices

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