inflation
noun
[ ɪnˈfleɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated.
• "the inflation of a balloon"
• a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
• "policies aimed at controlling inflation"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘the condition of being inflated with a gas’): from Latin inflatio(n- ), from inflare ‘blow in to’ (see inflate). inflation (sense 2) dates from the mid 19th century.
