disinflation

noun

dis·​in·​fla·​tion ˌdis-in-ˈflā-shən How to pronounce disinflation (audio)
: a reversal of inflationary pressures
disinflationary adjective

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The pause in interest rate cuts has primarily been due to waiting for further progress on disinflation at a time when the job market appears robust. Simon Moore, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 Tariffs and recession may be the medicine to create disinflation and getting that 10-year yield lower. Reuters, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025 Data from the last two inflation readings all points to stalling progress on disinflation. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024 While the disinflation over the past few years has been attributed to the unwinding of supply shocks and the absorption of trillions of stimulus into the economy, economists noted the role of the Fed and other central banks in keeping consumer expectations around inflation well anchored. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disinflation

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of disinflation was in 1880

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“Disinflation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinflation. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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