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foodflation

foodflation noun: the continuous rise in the price of food which is higher than the general inflation level.

Noun

foodflation (uncountable)

  1. The continuous rise in the price of food which is higher than the general inflation level.
    • Not long ago, before "foodflation," the restaurant operator would figure out menu prices by scribbling costs on a scrap of paper [...]1991, Thomas F. Powers, Jo Marie Powers, Food service operations: planning and control
    • When I spoke to her three years ago, she said she was spending about $50 a week to feed her family of five. With foodflation, she now spends about $80-$100 a week to feed a family of five.2010, John Wiley, Pat Foran, The Smart Canadian's Guide to Saving Money

Origin of foodflation

Blend of food + inflation.

Questions about foodflation

What does foodflation mean?
Foodflation means the continuous rise in the price of food which is higher than the general inflation level.
What part of speech is foodflation?
Foodflation is a noun.

Words near foodflation in the dictionary

  1. foodfalls
  2. foodfest
  3. foodfests
  4. foodfish
  5. foodfishes
  6. foodflation
  7. foodful
  8. foodgasm
  9. foodgasms
  10. foodgrain
  11. foodgrains

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