inflationary spiral


inflationary spiral

noun

Definition of INFLATIONARY SPIRAL

: a continuous rise in prices that is sustained by the tendency of wage increases and cost increases to react on each other

First Known Use of INFLATIONARY SPIRAL

1931

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