What does "inflation" mean?
Inflation: The state of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit; vanity. B. Jonson.
Additional senses
- 2.Undue expansion or increase, from overissue; -- said of currency. [U.S.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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