inflationary spiral
noun Economics.
See under spiral (def. 7).
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Origin of inflationary spiral
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby inflationary spiral
inflate, inflated, inflation, inflationary, inflationary gap, inflationary spiral, inflationary universe, inflationism, inflationist, inflation theory, inflect
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British Dictionary definitions for inflationary spiral
inflationary spiral
noun
the situation in which price and income increases may each induce further rises in the other
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