reflate
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of reflate
First recorded in 1930–35; back formation from reflation
Example Sentences
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And this time, there's just no way that they can try to reflate the bubble.
From Salon • Aug. 12, 2018
The ECB has adopted an ultra-loose monetary policy in order to ward off deflation, strengthen the region's fragile banking sector and reflate the economy.
From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2017
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
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