インフレ

インフレ · infure · JLPT N1 · noun

inflation

🎈 Short for インフレーション; from Latin inflare, to blow into (air into a balloon)

Inflation means prices swelling over time, like a balloon filling with air. Japanese drops the ーション ending, so インフレ is the shortened form used in news and everyday talk.

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