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slumpflation

noun slump·fla·tion \ˌsləmp-ˈflā-shən\

Definition of SLUMPFLATION

:  a state or period of combined economic decline and rising inflation
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Origin of SLUMPFLATION

2slump + inflation
First Known Use: 1974

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