reflate

American  

[ri-fleyt] / rɪˈfleɪt /

verb (used without object)

reflated, reflating

1. to increase again the amount of money and credit in circulation.

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verb (used with object)

reflated, reflating

1. to increase (money and credit) again.

reflate British  

/ riːˈfleɪt /

verb

1. to inflate or be inflated again

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Etymology

Origin of reflate

First recorded in 1930–35; back formation from reflation

Example Sentences

The move will ease the strain on airlines and hotels hit by shrinking travel from the coronavirus pandemic, and underscore hopes among policymakers to reflate the economy out of the doldrums through pent-up demand.

From Reuters • Nov. 14, 2021

I thought their attempt to reflate the bubble would fail, because I thought a dollar crisis would prevent it.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2018

The Bank of Japan 8301 12.79 % has tried radical measures for 3½ years to reflate the country’s sagging economy, resorting this year to negative interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 15, 2016

That would bite just as Abenomics, a popular three-part plan to reflate the economy, designed by Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, is taking off.

From Economist • Aug. 1, 2013

There’s nothing wrong with that: It’s one of the primary channels by which monetary policy is able to reflate a depressed economy.

From Washington Post