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hyperinflation

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See also: Hyperinflation

English

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Etymology

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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From hyper- +‎ inflation.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
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Noun

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hyperinflation (plural hyperinflations)

  1. (economics) A very high rate of inflation.
    • 1985, Leon N. Lindberg, Charles S. Maier, Brian M. Barry, The Politics of inflation and economic stagnation, page 74:
      Even though ten years elapsed between the German hyperinflation of 1923 and the seizure of power by Hitler, it is often suggested that the two events are causally related.
    • 1987, Philip Cagan, “Hyperinflation”, in The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics:
      Only inconvertible paper currencies can be expanded rapidly without limit to generate hyperinflation.
    • 2004, John Barkley Rosser, Marina V. Rosser, Comparative Economics in a Transforming World Economy, page 236:
      When hyperinflation peaked, wheelbarrows full of money were required to shop for groceries.

Usage notes

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  • There is no precise quantitative level that defines hyperinflation. A conventionally used threshold is 50% annual inflation.
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Translations

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Further reading

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Danish

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Etymology

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hyper- +‎ inflation

Noun

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hyperinflation

  1. hyperinflation

Further reading

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From hyper +‎ inflation.

Noun

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hyperinflation c

  1. (economics) hyperinflation

Declension

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Declension of hyperinflation
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hyperinflation hyperinflations
definite hyperinflationen hyperinflationens
plural indefinite
definite

References

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