Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headline inflation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables
head-line in-fla-tion
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure of the total inflation within an economy, including commercial products such as food and energy prices (e.g. oil and gas), which are often prone to fluctuations and inflationary spikes.

Uncountable

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What does headline inflation mean?
A measure of the total inflation within an economy, including commercial products such as food and energy prices (e.g. oil and gas), which are often prone to fluctuations and inflationary spikes.

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