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hyperinflation

American  
[hahy-per-in-fley-shuhn] / ˌhaɪ pər ɪnˈfleɪ ʃən /

noun

  • hyperinflations
    plural
  1. extreme or excessive inflation.


hyperinflation British  
/ ˌhaɪpəɪnˈfleɪʃən /

noun

  1. Also called: galloping inflation.  extremely high inflation, usually over 50 per cent per month, often involving social disorder

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Origin of hyperinflation

First recorded in 1925–30; hyper- + inflation

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In the hyperinflation of July 2021, sinking your teeth into one of these would have set you back 16.02 million bolivars.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Alberto Fujimori led Peru through the turbulent 1990s, crushing Maoist Shining Path rebels and taming hyperinflation.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

Ms. Rodríguez recognized that hyperinflation has destroyed Venezuelan living standards.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 2026

In the mid-2000s, Zimbabwe underwent a period of hyperinflation that resulted in printing banknotes worth 100 trillion dollars.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2026

There is no civil war, no hyperinflation, a stable currency and no famine.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin

From 2008, when prices were doubling almost every day - one of the largest hyperinflations ever recorded - prices fell 7.7% in 2009, according to the International Monetary Fund.

From Reuters Nov. 23, 2023

Sargent also explored the implications of these ideas in empirical investigations, for example, in his studies of European hyperinflations and fiscal policies used historically by European countries to finance wars.

From BusinessWeek Oct. 13, 2011

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