hyperinflation

[ hahy-per-in-fley-shuhn ]

noun

1. extreme or excessive inflation.

hyperinflation

/ ˌhaɪpəɪnˈfleɪʃən /

noun

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

Other Words From

• hyper·in·flation·ary adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperinflation¹

First recorded in 1925–30; hyper- + inflation

Example Sentences

During World War I, Tsarist Russia’s economy was wracked by hyperinflation caused, in part, by excessive currency printing.

From Washington Post

This was in a bid to improve access to forex in a time of hyperinflation.

From Quartz

If inflation stays elevated for too long, it can lead to something economists call hyperinflation.

From No Straight News

With prices for everything from food to rent to gasoline on the rise, some observers are even warning the US might be headed for hyperinflation—defined as a 50% increase in prices from one month to the next.

From Quartz

War debts, reparations and financial mismanagement triggered hyperinflation.

From Freakonomics

Once known for hyperinflation and economic booms and busts, Latin America is now a place of sound finances and financial systems.

From The Daily Beast

And as Wood points out, even hyperinflation doesn't necessarily mean that your regime will fall.

From The Daily Beast

Hyperinflation is our clearest economic evidence yet that the sanctions are working.

From The Daily Beast

The implications of Iranian hyperinflation for American policy are less clear.

From The Daily Beast

Hyperinflation has brought down governments--Iran is experiencing protests over the collapsing rial.

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, not everyone think that hyperinflation is imminent.

From Project Gutenberg

The transition from hyperinflation or high inflation to a supportable level of inflation is a matter of one or two decades.

From Project Gutenberg

Russian businesses are used to operating without a banking system, or in hyperinflation.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• devaluation