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to reflate

to reflate

1 8.6
To make prices or the economy grow again after they fell
  • verb
  • /rɪˈfleɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reflacionar
  • The building down of the U.S. current account deficit would free up the capital to reflate the economies of the periphery, completing the positive circle.

And then the, the silliness of like trying to reflate the old Fortis thing.

Examples

  • The government plans to reflate the economy by lowering interest rates and increasing public spending.

  • Oh well, looks like the Fed is trying for version 2.0 and reflate.

    Blog text (19)

  • All the attempts to reflate the bubble are failing.

    Blog text (3)

  • At the same time, the government runs the risk of destroying the creditworthiness of the U.S. government trying to reflate the credit bubble.

    Blog text (3)

  • They can't reflate the property market, and even if they could, the money would still be trapped in the banks.

    Blog text (3)

  • Reflating inappropriate demand by having the government step in is ultimately counterproductive.

    Blog text (12)

  • Japan clung to its tight-money policy and its trade surplus, and the United States saw no reason in an election year to curb its deficits or reflate its money supply.

    Academic text (1992)

  • After the recession, central banks took measures to reflate prices and boost consumer confidence.

  • To stimulate growth, officials decided to reflate the economy through targeted fiscal policies.

Synonyms

to inflate
vsto reflate
30 4.4

To make the amount or price of something increase

is used to restore economy or prices after decline through government action
to reinflate
vsto reflate
1 4.9

To make prices of things like houses or stocks rise again after they fall

is usually driven by government or central bank action

Antonyms

to contract
52 3.0

Become smaller or tighter, for example when a muscle shortens

How Expansionary

to overheat
50 3.7
to reflate
  • Specialized
1 8.6
to stimulate
236 3.7
to support
753 1.4

Surface Forms

reflate infinitive
reflated past
reflated past participle
reflating present participle
reflates third person singular

Morphology

reflate = inflate (semi-transparent) = re + flate

Morphologically transparent as re- + inflate, but the economic sense is a metaphorical extension (applying physical inflation to prices or economic activity) which may not be immediately obvious to all learners.

Etymology

The word reflate comes from re- 'again' and the same part as inflate, which is about 'making larger' or 'blowing up'. That's why to reflate an economy is to 'make growth or prices rise again' after they fell.