hyperinflation
pronunciation
How to pronounce hyperinflation in British English:
UK [ˌhaɪpərɪnˈfleɪʃn]
How to pronounce hyperinflation in American English:
US [ˌhaɪpərɪnˈfleʃən]
Word Origin
- hyperinflation (n.)
- 1930 in the economic sense, from hyper- + inflation. Earlier as a medical term in treatment of lung diseases.
Example
- 1. That will lead to a devastating hyperinflation that will only exacerbate the political dynamic .
- 2. It is also stuffed full of durable companies that have survived hyperinflation and two world wars .
- 3. It is the vietnamese who are gloomy , and fears of hyperinflation run deep after some bruising encounters in the past .
- 4. Greece could face hyperinflation and become a failed state .
- 5. A paralysing slump created by debt and deflation has been avoided , as has hyperinflation .