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Definition of reflate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

reflate

verb

NAmE//ˌriˈfleɪt//

[transitive, intransitive] reflate (something) (economics)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they reflate

he / she / it reflates

past simple reflated

-ing form reflating

to increase the amount of money that is used in a country, usually in order to increase the demand for goods compare deflate, inflate

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reflation

NAmE//ˌriˈfleɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]

reflationary

NAmE//ˌriˈfleɪʃəˌnɛri//

adjective reflationary policiesSee reflate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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