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View synonyms for stagflation
stagflation
[ stag-fley-shuhn ]
noun
- an inflationary period accompanied by rising unemployment and lack of growth in consumer demand and business activity.
stagflation
/ stæɡˈfleɪʃən /
noun
- a situation in which inflation is combined with stagnant or falling output and employment
stagflation
- An economic phenomenon of the late 1960s and 1970s characterized by sluggish economic growth and high inflation . The word is a blend of stagnation and inflation .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stagflation1
First recorded in 1965–70; stag(nation) ( def ) + (in)flation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stagflation1
C20: blend of stagnation + inflation
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Example Sentences
But from there we had Watergate, stagflation, oil embargos, eroding American power in the world, growing income inequality, etc.
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It was the theory that led Fed chairman Paul Volcker to purge stagflation from the system.
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He turned the tables on the 1929 crash and suggested that stagflation was caused by too much money in the system.
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There are many reasons to avoid anything to do with the 1970s—stagflation trumps them all.
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Morici blames the return of stagflation on "Chinese mercantilism" as its government fixes oil prices at home at low levels.
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