deflatie

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Deflation in the late 19th century in the geological sense. The economic sense is from the 1920s and is borrowed from English deflation or French déflation.

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Noun

deflatie f (uncountable)

1. (geology) deflation (erosion due to wind)
2. (economics) deflation (decrease in general price level)

   Antonym: inflatie

Derived terms

• deflatiespiraal
• deflatieverwachting
• deflationair
• deflatoir
• kerndeflatie

Related terms

• defleren
• inflatie

Descendants

• → Indonesian: deflasi
• → Malay: deflasi

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “deflatie”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

• deflatie on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl