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hyperinflation

[hahy-per-in-fley-shuhn] / ˌhaɪ pər ɪnˈfleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
extremely high, rising economic inflation
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In the hyperinflation of July 2021, sinking your teeth into one of these would have set you back 16.02 million bolivars.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Rodríguez’s approval rating slipped to 30% last month amid hyperinflation, high unemployment, and power outages.

From The Wall Street Journal May 24, 2026

In the mid-2000s, Zimbabwe underwent a period of hyperinflation that resulted in printing banknotes worth 100 trillion dollars.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2026

But history is the unseen guest at every table; the country remains haunted by the memory of the hyperinflation that devastated the economy in the 1920s and helped propel the Nazis to power.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2026

In     the 1980s the economy suffered from hyperinflation, declining per capita     output, and mounting external debt.

From The 1992 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

From 2008, when prices were doubling almost every day - one of the largest hyperinflations ever recorded - prices fell 7.7% in 2009, according to the International Monetary Fund.

From Reuters Nov. 23, 2023

Sargent also explored the implications of these ideas in empirical investigations, for example, in his studies of European hyperinflations and fiscal policies used historically by European countries to finance wars.

From BusinessWeek Oct. 13, 2011



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