Meanings
plural hyperinflations
- countableuncountableeconomicsA very high rate of inflation.
When hyperinflation peaked, wheelbarrows full of money were required to shop for groceries.
2004, John Barkley Rosser, Marina V. Rosser, Comparative Economics in a Transforming World Economy, page 2363 more examples
Even though ten years elapsed between the German hyperinflation of 1923 and the seizure of power by Hitler, it is often suggested that the two events are causally related.
1985, Leon N. Lindberg, Charles S. Maier, Brian M. Barry, The Politics of inflation and economic stagnation, page 74Only inconvertible paper currencies can be expanded rapidly without limit to generate hyperinflation.
1987, Philip Cagan, “Hyperinflation”, in The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of EconomicsJavier Milei, a far-right libertarian presidential candidate, has made “dollarizing” Argentina a signature proposal of his campaign, hailing it as a cure for the country’s hyperinflation problem.
2023 October 23, Anna Cooban, “Javier Milei wants Argentina to swap the peso for the US dollar. Here’s what that could mean”, in CNN Business
Origin
Translations
Basque hiperinflazio
- hiperinflazioeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Catalan hiperinflació
- hiperinflacióeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Chinese Cantonese 惡性通貨膨脹 /恶性通货膨胀
- 惡性通貨膨脹 /恶性通货膨胀 (ngok³ sing³ tung¹ fo³ paang⁴ zoeng³)economic inflation at a very high rate
Chinese Mandarin 惡性通貨膨脹 /恶性通货膨胀
- 惡性通貨膨脹 /恶性通货膨胀 (èxìng tōnghuò péngzhàng)economic inflation at a very high rate
Czech hyperinflace
- hyperinflaceeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Danish hyperinflation
- hyperinflationeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Dutch hyperinflatie
- hyperinflatieeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Esperanto inflaciego
- inflaciegoeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Estonian hüperinflatsioon
- hüperinflatsiooneconomic inflation at a very high rate
Finnish hyperinflaatio
- hyperinflaatioeconomic inflation at a very high rate
French hyperinflation
- hyperinflationeconomic inflation at a very high rate
German Hyperinflation
- Hyperinflationeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Greek υπερπληθωρισμός
- υπερπληθωρισμός (yperplithorismós)economic inflation at a very high rate
Hindi अतिस्फीति
- अतिस्फीति (atisphīti)economic inflation at a very high rate
Hungarian hiperinfláció
- hiperinflációeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Icelandic óðaverðbólga
- óðaverðbólgaeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Indonesian hiperinflasi
- hiperinflasieconomic inflation at a very high rate
Irish hipearbhoilsciú
- hipearbhoilsciúeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Italian iperinflazione
- iperinflazioneeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Japanese ハイパーインフレーション
- ハイパーインフレーション (Haipāinfurēshon)economic inflation at a very high rate
Korean 하이퍼인플레이션
- 하이퍼인플레이션 (haipeoinpeulleisyeon)economic inflation at a very high rate
Latvian hiperinflācija
- hiperinflācijaeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Lithuanian hiperinfliacija
- hiperinfliacijaeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Malay inflasi hiper
- inflasi hipereconomic inflation at a very high rate
Norwegian Bokmål hyperinflasjon
- hyperinflasjoneconomic inflation at a very high rate
Polish hiperinflacja
- hiperinflacjaeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Portuguese hiperinflação
- hiperinflaçãoeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Romanian hiperinflație
- hiperinflațieeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Russian гиперинфля́ция
- гиперинфля́ция (giperinfljácija)economic inflation at a very high rate
Slovak hyperinflácia
- hyperinfláciaeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Spanish hiperinflación
- hiperinflacióneconomic inflation at a very high rate
Swedish hyperinflation
- hyperinflationeconomic inflation at a very high rate
Turkish hiperenflasyon
- hiperenflasyoneconomic inflation at a very high rate
Ukrainian гіперінфля́ція
- гіперінфля́ція (hiperinfljácija)economic inflation at a very high rate
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hyperinflation
Cite this entry
hyperinflation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperinflation
“hyperinflation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperinflation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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