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verb see reflation

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  • reflate — re‧flate [riːˈfleɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] ECONOMICS if a government reflates the economy, it increases government spending, reduces interest rates etc in order to increase demand and encourage economic activity: • measures to reflate… …   Financial and business terms

  • reflate — [rē flāt′] vt., vi. reflated, reflating to bring about reflation in (an economy) …   English World dictionary

  • reflate — [[t]riːfle͟ɪt[/t]] reflates, reflating, reflated VERB 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. [TECHNICAL] [V n] The administration… …   English dictionary

  • reflate — UK [riːˈfleɪt] / US [rɪˈfleɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms reflate : present tense I/you/we/they reflate he/she/it reflates present participle reflating past tense reflated past participle reflated economics to improve the economy… …   English dictionary

  • reflate — /ri: fleɪt/ verb ♦ to reflate the economy to stimulate the economy by increasing the money supply or by reducing taxes, often leading to increased inflation ● The government’s attempts to reflate the economy were not successful …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • reflate — verb (I, T) technical to increase the supply of money in a country or system, in order to encourage trade: measures to reflate the economy …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • reflate — /ri flayt /, v., reflated, reflating. v.i. 1. to increase again the amount of money and credit in circulation. v.t. 2. to increase (money and credit) again. [1930 35; back formation from REFLATION] * * * …   Universalium

  • reflate — verb a) To reinflate, to inflate again. b) To restore the general level of prices to a previous or desirable level …   Wiktionary

  • reflate — re|flate [ ri fleıt ] verb intransitive or transitive TECHNICAL to improve the economy of a country by increasing the amount of money that people are earning and spending in the country ╾ re|fla|tion [ ,ri fleıʃn ] noun uncount ─ compare DEFLATE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • reflate — verb (of a government) expand the level of output of (an economy) by either fiscal or monetary policy. Derivatives reflation noun reflationary adjective Origin 1930s: from re , on the pattern of inflate, deflate …   English new terms dictionary

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