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# inflation

noun (inflation — uncountable)

«inflation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A rise in prices over time, so the same money buys less. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflation/#m1)
2. Filling something with air or gas so it gets bigger, like a balloon or a tyre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflation/#m2)
3. Making something seem bigger or more important than it is (an inflation of the truth). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflation/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and the news, inflation means prices going up: a bag of sweets costs more than it did. In maths lessons it shows up as percentages: inflation of 3% means 100 dollars of goods now costs 103. In science and PE, inflation is pumping air into balls and tyres. Phrases: high inflation, low inflation, the rate of inflation, keep up with inflation.

### Examples

- Because of inflation, a loaf of bread costs more than it used to. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflation/#x1)
- Gran says her pocket money bought much more before inflation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflation/#x2)
- The rate of inflation is 2 percent this year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflation/#x3)
- Check the inflation of the bike tyres before you ride. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflation/#x4)
- The inflation of the bouncy castle took five minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflation/#x5)
- Wages that do not keep up with inflation buy less each year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflation/#x6)
- If inflation is 10%, something that cost 50 pounds now costs 55 pounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflation/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: say "inflation", not "an inflation" or "inflations". Verb: inflate; adjective: inflatable (an inflatable boat). Opposite in prices: deflation (prices falling). For numbers: inflation of x% means multiply the old price by (100 + x)/100. Inflation does not mean everything doubles; it is usually a small percentage each year.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inflation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inflation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inflation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inflation.html) on Mova free.