reflate

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ (in)flate, on the basis of deflate. Equivalent to Latin re- +‎ Latin flō (“blow”) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

reflate (third-person singular simple present reflates, present participle reflating, simple past and past participle reflated)

1. To reinflate, to inflate again.
2. (economics) To restore the general level of prices to a previous or desirable level.
   • 2020, Benigno, Pierpaolo, “A Central Bank Theory of Price Level Determination”, in American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, volume 12, number 3, →DOI, page 261 of 258-283:

     Bassetto […] shows that the central bank can disallow deflationary solutions by imposing negative nominal interest rates as a way to reflate the economy by creating arbitrage opportunities.

Synonyms

• reinflate

Derived terms

• reflation