"hyperinflation" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-hyperinflation.ogg [US] Forms: hyperinflations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: hyper- + inflation Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|inflation}} hyper- + inflation Head templates: {{en-noun}} hyperinflation (plural hyperinflations)
  1. (economics) A very high rate of inflation. Wikipedia link: hyperinflation Categories (topical): Economics Related terms: deflation Translations (inflation at a very high rate): հիպերինֆլյացիա (hiperinflyacʻia) (Armenian), hiperinflyasiya (Azerbaijani), hiperinflazio (Basque), гіперінфля́цыя (hipjerinfljácyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), hiperinflació [feminine] (Catalan), 恶性通货膨胀 (Èxìng tōnghuò péngzhàng) (Chinese Mandarin), hyperinflace [feminine] (Czech), hyperinflation (Danish), hyperinflatie (Dutch), inflaciego (Esperanto), hüperinflatsioon (Estonian), hyperinflaatio (Finnish), hyperinflation [feminine] (French), ჰიპერინფლაცია (hiṗerinplacia) (Georgian), Hyperinflation (German), υπερπληθωρισμός (yperplithorismós) [masculine] (Greek), अतिस्फीति (atisphīti) (Hindi), hiperinfláció (Hungarian), óðaverðbólga [feminine] (Icelandic), hiperinflasi (Indonesian), hipearbhoilsciú [masculine] (Irish), iperinflazione [feminine] (Italian), ハイパーインフレーション (Haipāinfurēshon) (Japanese), 하이퍼인플레이션 (haipeoinpeulleisyeon) (Korean), hiperinflācija [feminine] (Latvian), hiperinfliacija [feminine] (Lithuanian), хиперинфлација (hiperinflacija) [feminine] (Macedonian), inflasi hiper (Malay), hyperinflasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), hyperinflasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), hiperinflacja [feminine] (Polish), hiperinflação [feminine] (Portuguese), hiperinflație [feminine] (Romanian), гиперинфля́ция (giperinfljácija) [feminine] (Russian), hiperinflacija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), hyperinflácia [feminine] (Slovak), hiperinflacija [feminine] (Slovene), hiperinflación [feminine] (Spanish), hyperinflation (Swedish), hiperenflasyon (Turkish), гіперінфля́ція (hiperinfljácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), giperinflyatsiya (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-hyperinflation-en-noun-NUd3iIsA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hyper- Topics: economics, science, sciences

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      "sense": "inflation at a very high rate",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hyperinflasjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "inflation at a very high rate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hyperinflasjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "inflation at a very high rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hiperinflacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "inflation at a very high rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hiperinflação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "inflation at a very high rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hiperinflație"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "giperinfljácija",
      "sense": "inflation at a very high rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гиперинфля́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "inflation at a very high rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hiperinflacija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "inflation at a very high rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hyperinflácia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "inflation at a very high rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hiperinflacija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "inflation at a very high rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hiperinflación"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "inflation at a very high rate",
      "word": "hyperinflation"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "inflation at a very high rate",
      "word": "hiperenflasyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hiperinfljácija",
      "sense": "inflation at a very high rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гіперінфля́ція"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "inflation at a very high rate",
      "word": "giperinflyatsiya"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hyperinflation"
}

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