hyperinflation
[hahy-per-in-fley-shuh n]
- extreme or excessive inflation.
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Origin of hyperinflation
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Contemporary Examples
Once known for hyperinflation and economic booms and busts, Latin America is now a place of sound finances and financial systems.
Hyperinflation is our clearest economic evidence yet that the sanctions are working.
The implications of Iranian hyperinflation for American policy are less clear.
Hyperinflation has brought down governments--Iran is experiencing protests over the collapsing rial.
Hyperinflation was so bad that it cost a billion marks to buy a glass of beer.
Historical Examples
There is no civil war, no hyperinflation, a stable currency and no famine.
After the RainSam Vaknin
Moreover, not everyone think that hyperinflation is imminent.
After the RainSam Vaknin
The transition from hyperinflation or high inflation to a supportable level of inflation is a matter of one or two decades.
After the RainSam Vaknin
Russian businesses are used to operating without a banking system, or in hyperinflation.
After the RainSam Vaknin
hyperinflation
- extremely high inflation, usually over 50 per cent per month, often involving social disorderAlso called: galloping inflation
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Word Origin and History for hyperinflation
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