インフレinfure
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- nouninflation
- SynonymインフレーションWrittenThe full loanword form for inflation; found in written/formal prose, while in speech 「インフレ」 is the usual short form.
- Related通貨膨張つうかぼうちょうFormalA formal Sino-Japanese rendering meaning currency expansion; rarely used in modern Japanese.
- AntonymデフレNeutralA neutral loanword meaning deflation; the direct opposite of 「インフレ」.
Use 「インフレ」 for continued price rises and currency devaluation, as in 「インフレ率」 and 「インフレ対策」; the full form is 「インフレーション」, and the opposite is 「デフレ」.
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