Definitions For Deflation

noun

  • The act of letting the air out of something
  • A contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices
  • (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind
  • A decrease in the amount of available money or credit in an economy that causes prices to go down
  • The act or process of letting air or gas out of (something)

Is Deflation a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
15

The word Deflation is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Deflation in a Sentence

  • Economists worry that deflation will bring the country into recession.

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