noun๐ShareAn act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas."The inflation of the balloon took five hours."physicsessentialtoeictoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareAn increase in the general level of prices or in the cost of living."The inflation rate has made groceries more expensive this month. "economyfinancebusinessessentialtoeictoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA decline in the value of money."The high inflation rate means that my weekly grocery shopping is now more expensive than it used to be. "economyfinancebusinessessentialtoeictoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareAn increase in the quantity of money, leading to a devaluation of existing money."The government's recent inflation policies caused the value of our savings to decrease. "economyfinancebusinessgovernmentessentialtoeictoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareUndue expansion or increase, as of academic grades."The recent inflation in his son's school grades was concerning to the parents. "educationeconomyessentialtoeictoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareAn extremely rapid expansion of the universe, theorised to have occurred very shortly after the big bang."The inflation theory explains how the universe grew so quickly in the first moments after the Big Bang. "theoryphysicsastronomysciencespaceessentialtoeictoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
