stagflation
noun/stæɡˈfleɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #19,671 most common English word
Meaning
A situation in which inflation and unemployment are both high while economic growth is slow.
Example sentence
Many economists feared that rising oil prices would trigger stagflation in the struggling economy.
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