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inflation in Finnish

inflation in Finnish is laajentuminen, inflaatio, yliarviointi — inflation means a general and sustained rise in prices, which reduces the purchasing power of money.

inflation in Finnish

laajentuminen
noun
An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas or liquid.
inflaatio
noun
(economics) An increase in the quantity of money, leading to a devaluation of existing money, adjusted for by way of higher nominal values.
yliarviointi
noun
Undue expansion or increase, as of academic grades.
inflaatio
noun
(cosmology) An extremely rapid expansion of the universe, theorized to have occurred very shortly after the Big Bang.
laajeneminen
noun
(cosmology) An extremely rapid expansion of the universe, theorized to have occurred very shortly after the Big Bang.

What does "inflation" mean?

  1. noun A general and sustained rise in prices, which reduces the purchasing power of money.
    "Rising inflation has made weekly grocery bills noticeably higher."
  2. noun The act of filling something with air or gas so it expands.
    "The inflation of the life raft took less than a minute."
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inflation in a sentence

  • Rising inflation has made weekly grocery bills noticeably higher.
  • The central bank raised interest rates to try to control inflation.
  • The inflation of the life raft took less than a minute.

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What is "inflation" in Finnish?

"inflation" in Finnish is laajentuminen, inflaatio, yliarviointi. inflation means: A general and sustained rise in prices, which reduces the purchasing power of money.

How do you use "inflation" in a sentence?

Example: "Rising inflation has made weekly grocery bills noticeably higher." In Finnish, "inflation" is laajentuminen, inflaatio, yliarviointi.

Are there other ways to say "inflation" in Finnish?

Yes — Finnish has 4 translations listed for "inflation": laajentuminen, inflaatio, yliarviointi, laajeneminen.

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