inflation

/ɪnˈfleɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण इन्फ़्लेशन

मुद्रास्फीति, महँगाई

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noun

1
[U]
a general rise in the prices of services and goods in a particular country, resulting in a fall in the value of money; the act of filling something with air
मुद्रास्फीति, महँगाई
- the inflation rate
Synonyms price rise rising prices expansion
Opposite deflation

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

price rise rising prices expansion

Antonyms

deflation

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General knowledge

The RBI targets inflation of 4 per cent (within a band of 2 to 6 per cent), measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI); antonym deflation.

RBI 4 प्रतिशत मुद्रास्फीति (2 से 6 प्रतिशत की सीमा में) का लक्ष्य रखता है, जो उपभोक्ता मूल्य सूचकांक (CPI) से मापी जाती है; antonym में deflation (अपस्फीति) आता है।