definition of
inflation

[1] #1 inflation n. [rising prices] a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money". wn

[2] #2 inflation n. (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang. wn

[3] #3 inflation n. [ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness] lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity. wn

[4] #4 inflation n. the act of filling something with air. wn