demand-pull inflation

[ dih-mand-pool, -mahnd- ]

/ dɪˈmændˌpʊl, -ˈmɑnd- /

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noun

inflation in which rising demand results in a rise in prices.

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Also called demand-pull, buyers' inflation.

Compare cost-push inflation.

Words nearby demand-pull inflation

demand feeding, demanding, demand loan, demand management, demand note, demand-pull inflation, demand-side, demantoid, demarcate, demarcation, demarcative

How to use demand-pull inflation in a sentence

It is a spy series at its core, but you guys never really pull from the headlines.
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So we do demand justice and we do speak up and make demands.
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“Competition is there, of course, but I think there is enough business for everyone as long as the demand is there,” he says.
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In doing so he exposed the failure of other airlines in the region to see the huge pent-up demand for cheap travel.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Judging from current figures, there would be a substantial demand for this option, too.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
You see, I am the city undertaker, and the people are dying here so fast, that I can hardly supply the demand for coffins.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Wordsworth has illustrated how an unwise and importunate demand for a reason from a child may drive him into invention.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Fajardo seconds the demand of the citizens of Manila that the Audiencia be suppressed, alleging that it does more harm than good.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Strange to say, the silken cord yielded to the first pull, as if nothing had been wrong with it at all!
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Never grasp a Fern plant from above and try to pull it away, as this will be almost sure to result in damage.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin

British Dictionary definitions for demand-pull inflation

demand-pull inflation

noun

See inflation (def. 2)

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