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Inflation

noun

A general and progressive increase in prices. Synonym: rising prices.

(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang.

Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity. Synonyms: ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness.

The act of filling something with air.

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"Inflation" Quotes from Famous Books

... might not go down again, and they only kept thirty pounds. It was too little; for, as the wind did not freshen, they only advanced very slowly towards the French coast. Besides, the permeability of the tissue served to reduce the inflation little by little, and in an hour and a half the aeronauts perceived ...

— A Winter Amid the Ice - and Other Thrilling Stories • Jules Verne

... out to the balloon, which was down by the gas-works, and was now in process of inflation. Josiah looked upon the monster, swerving first to the right, then to the left, and threatening every moment to break its bonds and go off on its own account. If it only would, what a happy conclusion of this painful adventure! But ...

— Tales from Many Sources - Vol. V • Various

... service commission. This commission framed rules, which were approved by the President. They provided for open competitive examination, and went into effect January 1, 1872; and out of these grew the present civil-service rules. One of his most important papers was the message vetoing the "inflation bill." ...

— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant • James D. Richardson

... contented. For the most part, she was free from the harassing danger of Indian war. She readily contributed her share for the common defense of the colonies, and sent her loyal quotas to fight for England's territorial claims. For many years, Connecticut was shrewd enough to steer clear of the disastrous inflation of paper currency which overtook her sister colonies. Many strangers were attracted by her prosperity, so that, notwithstanding frequent emigrations of her people, she trebled her population about once in twenty years all through the first century of her existence.[i] With this increasing population ...

— The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut • M. Louise Greene, Ph. D.

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