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WordBand 6.5–7.5Toofey picks
inflation
/ɪnˈfleɪʃən/
noun
A general rise in prices over time.
- “High inflation reduces what people can buy with their wages.”Toofey
- “It's difficult for our income to keep up with inflation.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0)