hyperinflation
/ˌhaɪpəɹɪnˈfleɪʃən/
hyperinflation noun: excessive inflation.
Noun
hyperinflation (countable and uncountable, plural hyperinflations)
- Excessive inflation.
- hyperinflation of the lungs
- A very high rate of inflation.
- Even though ten years elapsed between the German hyperinflation of 1923 and the seizure of power by Hitler, it is often suggested that the two events are causally related.1985, Leon N. Lindberg, Charles S. Maier, Brian M. Barry, The Politics of inflation and economic stagnation, page 74
- Only inconvertible paper currencies can be expanded rapidly without limit to generate hyperinflation.1987, Philip Cagan, “Hyperinflation”, in The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics
hyperinflation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malay
hyperinflation in Hindi
- economic inflation at a very high rate
- अतिस्फीति atisphīti
hyperinflation in Tamil
- மிகுவீக்கம்
hyperinflation in Bengali
- অতিমুদ্রাস্ফীতি
hyperinflation in Malay
- economic inflation at a very high rate
- inflasi hiper
More languagesFewer languages
- hyperinflation in Indonesian
- hiperinflasi
Examples of hyperinflation in a sentence
- When hyperinflation peaked, wheelbarrows full of money were required to shop for groceries.2004, John Barkley Rosser, Marina V. Rosser, Comparative Economics in a Transforming World Economy, page 236:
- Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian presidential candidate, has made “dollarizing” Argentina a signature proposal of his campaign, hailing it as a cure for the country’s hyperinflation problem.2023 October 23, Anna Cooban, “Javier Milei wants Argentina to swap the peso for the US dollar. Here’s what that could mean”, in CNN...
Forms of hyperinflation
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Origin of hyperinflation
From hyper- + inflation.
Words that rhyme with hyperinflation
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Questions about hyperinflation
- What does hyperinflation mean?
- Hyperinflation means excessive inflation.
- What is hyperinflation in Hindi?
- Hyperinflation in Hindi is अतिस्फीति (atisphīti). See Hyperinflation meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use hyperinflation in a sentence?
- When hyperinflation peaked, wheelbarrows full of money were required to shop for groceries.
- What part of speech is hyperinflation?
- Hyperinflation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hyperinflation?
- Hyperinflation is pronounced /ˌhaɪpəɹɪnˈfleɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of hyperinflation?
- The plural of hyperinflation is hyperinflations.
Words near hyperinflation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hyperinflation (page history and authors); hyperinflation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Hyperinflation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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