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hyperinflation

noun

Etymology

From hyper- + inflation.

  1. derived from īnflātiō
  2. derived from inflation
  3. prefixed as hyperinflation — “hyper- + inflation”

Definitions

  1. Excessive inflation.

    • hyperinflation of the lungs

  2. A very high rate of inflation.

    • Even though ten years elapsed between the German hyperinflation of 1923 and the seizure of power by Hitler, it is often suggested that the two events are causally related.
    • Only inconvertible paper currencies can be expanded rapidly without limit to generate hyperinflation.
    • When hyperinflation peaked, wheelbarrows full of money were required to shop for groceries.

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