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Inflation
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the ongoing increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time
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(cosmology) the rapid expansion of the universe following the Big Bang
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the act of filling something with air
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lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
Example
Inflation rose by 2 percent last month.
Cosmological inflation is a proposed period of rapid expansion in the early universe.
Due to inflation, many workers demanded a raise.
The increase in prices was due to inflation.
Inflation is a theory explaining the universe's rapid expansion.
