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nairu

or NAI·RU

[ ney-roo ]
/ ˈneɪ ru /
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noun Economics.
nonaccelerating inflation rate of unemployment: the lowest level of unemployment an economy can handle without causing inflation.
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Origin of nairu

First recorded in 1975–80; acronym

Words nearby nairu

naira, NAI register, Nairn, Nairnshire, Nairobi, nairu, Naismith, Naismith's rule, naissance, naissant, naive
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British Dictionary definitions for nairu

NAIRU
/ (ˈnaɪruː) /
n acronym for economics
non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment: the rate of unemployment at which inflation is neither accelerating nor deceleratingAlso called: natural rate of unemployment
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