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inflationary spiral

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
in-fla-tion-ary spi-ral
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pattern of economic inflation in which higher wages lead to higher prices, which lead to higher wages, and so on.

Inflected Forms

inflationary spirals (plural)

Phrases

vicious circle snowball effect

Frequently Paired Words

hyperinflation vicious circle snowball effect

Questions

What does inflationary spiral mean?
A pattern of economic inflation in which higher wages lead to higher prices, which lead to higher wages, and so on.

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