Associations to the word «Deflation»

Wiktionary

DEFLATION, noun. An act or instance of deflating.
DEFLATION, noun. (economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.
DEFLATION, noun. (economics) (euphemistic) An economic contraction.

Dictionary definition

DEFLATION, noun. (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape".
DEFLATION, noun. A contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices.
DEFLATION, noun. The act of letting the air out of something.

Wise words

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
Dan Quayle