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sagflation

noun

Etymology

Blend of sag + inflation.

  1. derived from īnflātiō
  2. derived from inflation
  3. compounded as sagflation — “sag + inflation”

Definitions

  1. A period of economic stagnation combined with inflation, which is distinct from more…

    A period of economic stagnation combined with inflation, which is distinct from more severe stagflation because growth is slowing rather than declining.

    • That three-decade old specter of stagflation is unlikely to return, but a less dramatic version that some analysts have coined "sagflation" or "stagflation-lite" may be around the corner.

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