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noun
A pattern of economic inflation in which higher wages lead to higher prices, which lead to higher wages, and so on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: economics, sciences
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noun
an episode of inflation in which prices and wages increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: deflationary spiral
Broader terms: spiral
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