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Rising prices   /rˈaɪzɪŋ prˈaɪsəz/   Listen
Rising prices

noun
1.
A general and progressive increase in prices.  Synonym: inflation.






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"Rising prices" Quotes from Famous Books



... maintained that a rise of prices produced by an increase of paper currency stimulates every producer to his utmost exertions, and brings all the capital and labor of the country into complete employment; and that this has invariably happened in all periods of rising prices, when the rise was on a sufficiently great scale. I presume, however, that the inducement which, according to Mr. Attwood, excited this unusual ardor in all persons engaged in production must have been the expectation of getting more of commodities generally, more real wealth, in ...
— Principles Of Political Economy • John Stuart Mill



Words linked to "Rising prices" :   cost-pull inflation, inflation, reflation, stagflation, deflation, disinflation, economic process, demand-pull inflation



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