reflate

re·flate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ri-fleyt]
- /rɪˈfleɪt/
- /ˌriːˈfleɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ri-fleyt]
- /rɪˈfleɪt/

Definitions of reflate word

verb without object reflate to increase again the amount of money and credit in circulation. 1
verb with object reflate to increase (money and credit) again. 1
transitive verb reflate finance: restore prices 1
intransitive verb reflate be subject to reflation 1
verb reflate If a government tries to reflate its country's economy, it increases the amount of money that is available in order to encourage more economic activity. 0
verb reflate to inflate or be inflated again 0

See all 7 definitions of reflate

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Origin of reflate

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; back formation from reflation

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Parts of speech for Reflate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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reflate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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