hyperinflation

[ hahy-per-in-fley-shuh n ]

/ ˌhaɪ pər ɪnˈfleɪ ʃən /

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR hyperinflation ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

extreme or excessive inflation.

RELATED WORDS

devaluation, overextension

Nearby words

Origin of hyperinflation

First recorded in 1925–30; hyper- + inflation

Related formshy·per·in·fla·tion·ar·y, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for hyperinflation

Once known for hyperinflation and economic booms and busts, Latin America is now a place of sound finances and financial systems.
Latin America’s Secret Success Story|Shannon K. O'Neil|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hyperinflation is our clearest economic evidence yet that the sanctions are working.
Sanctions Are Causing Inflation in Iran and Harming Its Economy|Alex Klein|October 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The implications of Iranian hyperinflation for American policy are less clear.
Sanctions Are Causing Inflation in Iran and Harming Its Economy|Alex Klein|October 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Hyperinflation has brought down governments--Iran is experiencing protests over the collapsing rial.
Iran on the Verge of Hyperinflation|Megan McArdle|October 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Hyperinflation was so bad that it cost a billion marks to buy a glass of beer.
War of the Economists|Michael Maiello|October 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The transition from hyperinflation or high inflation to a supportable level of inflation is a matter of one or two decades.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
There is no civil war, no hyperinflation, a stable currency and no famine.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
Russian businesses are used to operating without a banking system, or in hyperinflation.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
Moreover, not everyone think that hyperinflation is imminent.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin

British Dictionary definitions for hyperinflation

hyperinflation

/ (ˌhaɪpəɪnˈfleɪʃən) /

noun

extremely high inflation, usually over 50 per cent per month, often involving social disorderAlso called: galloping inflation

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for hyperinflation

hyperinflation

1930 in the economic sense, from hyper- + inflation. Earlier as a medical term in treatment of lung diseases.