stagflation

[ stag-fley-shuhn ]

/ stægˈfleɪ ʃən /

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noun

an inflationary period accompanied by rising unemployment and lack of growth in consumer demand and business activity.

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Origin of stagflation

1965–70; blend of stagnation and inflation

Words nearby stagflation

stage setting, stagestruck, stage wait, stage whisper, stagey, stagflation, Stagg, staggard, stagger, staggerbush, staggered

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How to use stagflation in a sentence

It’s a phenomenon—stagflation—that the world has not seen since the 1970s.
Most of the world’s economies are slowing down—except for oil producers|Nicolás Rivero|June 7, 2022|Quartz
Economist Stephen Roach warned last year that the world is a busted supply chain away from stagflation.
Yale’s Stephen Roach sees growing risks of stagflation sparked by broken supply chains|John Detrixhe|October 11, 2021|Quartz
Financial markets are caught between between stagflation worries and hopes that gross domestic product will pick up speed, said Alberto Gallo, a portfolio manager at Algebris Investments.
Why economists are talking about stagflation|John Detrixhe|October 4, 2021|Quartz
In the 1970s, stagflation — a combination of rising unemployment and soaring inflation — threatened that belief.
Is Walter Mondale-style liberalism back?|Steven M. Gillon|April 22, 2021|Washington Post

Alankar thinks the endgame could be the return of stagflation.
The biggest economic threat facing the next administration: A weak dollar|Shawn Tully|October 11, 2020|Fortune
But from there we had Watergate, stagflation, oil embargos, eroding American power in the world, growing income inequality, etc.
We've Been on the Wrong Track Since 1972|Dean Obeidallah|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was the theory that led Fed chairman Paul Volcker to purge stagflation from the system.
Nicholas Wapshott: A Lovefest Between Milton Friedman and J.M. Keynes|Nicholas Wapshott|July 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He turned the tables on the 1929 crash and suggested that stagflation was caused by too much money in the system.
Nicholas Wapshott: A Lovefest Between Milton Friedman and J.M. Keynes|Nicholas Wapshott|July 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There are many reasons to avoid anything to do with the 1970s—stagflation trumps them all.
Will Egypt Rock Our Economy?|Charlie Gasparino|January 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Morici blames the return of stagflation on "Chinese mercantilism" as its government fixes oil prices at home at low levels.
Will Egypt Rock Our Economy?|Charlie Gasparino|January 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for stagflation

stagflation

/ (stæɡˈfleɪʃən) /

noun

a situation in which inflation is combined with stagnant or falling output and employment

Word Origin for stagflation

C20: blend of stagnation + inflation

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Cultural definitions for stagflation

stagflation

An economic phenomenon of the late 1960s and 1970s characterized by sluggish economic growth and high inflation. The word is a blend of stagnation and inflation.

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