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cost-push inflation

cost-push inflation
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawst-poo sh, kost- in-fley-shuh n]
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawst-poo sh, kost- in-fley-shuh n]

Definition of cost-push inflation words

  • noun cost-push inflation inflation in which prices increase as a result of increased production costs, as labor and parts, even when demand remains the same. 1

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Origin of cost-push inflation

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Cost-push inflation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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cost-push inflation popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for cost-push inflation

noun cost-push inflation

  • inflationary spiral — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
  • cost-push — of or relating to cost-push inflation: a proponent of the cost-push theory.

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