rate of inflation
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- noun
- /reɪt əv ɪnˈfleɪʃən/
:
tasa de inflación
- A rising rate of inflation may reduce unemployment; a high rate will not.
- high rate of inflation
- average rate of inflation
- actual rate of inflation
Negative inflation, deflation, a falling rate of inflation is disinflation.
- Negative inflation, deflation, a falling rate of inflation is disinflation.
- Yet your income has not caught up to the rate of inflation.
- So medical costs are going up faster than the rate of inflation.
- You always want more money to grow faster than the rate of inflation because inflation is eating up our money.
- But I think the clear signs are we can first end up reducing just the rate of inflation.
- The only reason why that won't slow down the rate of inflation is because the government is just becoming the consumer.
- The rate of unemployment that's in line with an economy producing close to its potential is associated with a stable rate of inflation.
- So they tend to grow at faster than the rate of inflation, and transit is one of those activities.
- Our rates every single year by X amount plus the rate of inflation.
Examples
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Tuitions have risen at double the rate of inflation while teaching loads have declined.
Academic text (1995) -
One tactic is to keep tuition increases at or below the rate of inflation.
Academic text (2006) -
Why do university costs rise faster than the rate of inflation?
Academic text (2009) -
Are land prices increasing faster than the overall rate of inflation?
Academic text (1992) -
You always want more money to grow faster than the rate of inflation because inflation is eating up our money.
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Very low interest rates, rates below the rate of inflation, encourage people to borrow and spend.
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Tuition shall not be increased beyond the normal rate of inflation after the date that a decision to close is made.
Academic text (1997) -
The United States has enjoyed its longest economic expansion without any rise in the rate of inflation.
Academic text (1990) -
Politicians began meddling with tuition in 1994, when legislators limited increases to the rate of inflation.
Academic text (2002) -
The government's decision to increase wages is intended to keep up with the rate of inflation.
Synonyms
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A general rise in prices that makes money buy less
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The percent that shows how much prices for things and services rise over time
Antonyms
How Fast
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'percentage at which prices rise' is directly and compositionally derived from 'rate' (a measure per unit/time) + 'of' (relational) + 'inflation' (rise in general prices). This noun-of-noun construction is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Rate of inflation may come from two simple images: rate meaning speed and inflation from 'inflate', like a balloon getting bigger. Think of 'prices' as balloons and the rate is how fast they grow, so the phrase means how many percent 'prices' go up.