Phillips curve

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noun

economics a curve that purports to plot the relationship between unemployment and inflation on the theory that as inflation falls unemployment rises and vice versa

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Word Origin for Phillips curve

C20: named after A. W. H. Phillips (1914–75), New Zealand economist who formulated the theory

Words nearby Phillips curve

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How to use Phillips curve in a sentence

She and her sister went into business together in 1997, opening Curve Salon after a career in media.
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In 2008, Gilkes joined Phillips, eventually becoming its chief auctioneer.
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Instead, break out a form-fitting garment — think skinny jeans or a curve-hugging dress.
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In an airline seat, the hips and pelvis rotate forward and the S curve flattens.
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After acknowledging that there has been a “bend in the curve” and a reason to hope, he warned against inaction.
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He drew her back to him, and she yielded and settled closely in the curve of his arm, and he told her the story.
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There is a sharp curve in the permanent way outside the station, so that a train is on you all of a sudden.
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The tunnel itself includes a reverse curve, and, at the present time, railroad tracks and Stock Creek waters run through it.
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He kept on grimly, however, never deviating from his perspective, which was the swampy ground on the outer curve of the bend.
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The children watched him disappear around the curve and then turned to Jess expectantly.
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