reflate
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of reflate
First recorded in 1930–35; back formation from reflation
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The later drawdowns all coincided with a deflationary environment, allowing monetary authorities to pivot quickly and reflate markets and asset prices.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Some analysts say Kishida will likely distance himself from his predecessor Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" stimulus policies that relied heavily on monetary easing to reflate the economy.
From Reuters ● Mar. 4, 2022
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
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
Massive monetary and fiscal stimulus deployed in 2013 as the first two “arrows” of then-premier Shinzo Abe’s “Abenomics” policies reflated the economy.
From Reuters ● May 16, 2022
As regards the US with its reflated currency.
From Economist ● Aug. 9, 2013
“We think cyclicals can do well in a reflating economy,” the team said, referring to a scenario where both inflation and the pace of economic growth are picking up.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 16, 2025
"We are still hopeful that housing sales would stage small sequential pickups in the coming months, but stimulus will ultimately stop short of reflating the sector," said Louise Loo, China economist at Oxford Economics.
From Reuters ● Sep. 15, 2023
By contrast, simply reflating the price level back to its 1926 level was relatively easy.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2013
The more reason for putting it just a little at risk by reflating the economy when it is clearly needed.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 27, 2010
Reciprocal suspicions were aroused on the U.S. side when Bonn cautiously dragged its feet about reflating its economy in order to serve with the U.S. and Japan as a "locomotive" of the world economy.
From Time Magazine Archive
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