deflation

Definitions

General Science

• noun the act or an instance of allowing air to escape from something such as a tyre or balloon so that it becomes smaller or collapses

Accounting

• noun a general reduction in economic activity as a result of a reduced supply of money and credit, leading to lower prices

Economics

• noun reduction in economic activity, resulting in falls in output, wages, prices and similar effects, either caused by a fall in demand or created when a government reduces money supply or lowers interest rates.

Politics

• noun the economic situation when prices fall

Nearby Definitions of “deflation”

• decline
• deep
• deer
• defence
• defend
• deflation
• degree
• delay
• delivery
• demand
• demand curve

Contexts for “deflation”

4 definitions in context
• General Science
• Accounting
• Economics
• Politics