意味(日本語)

空気・ガスなどでふくらませる、(通貨を)膨張させる

語源

• fla-, flat- : L.flare = to blow(吹く)

意味(英語)

• (verb-transitive) To fill (something) with air or gas so as to make it swell.
• (verb-transitive) To enlarge or amplify unduly or improperly; aggrandize.
• (verb-transitive) To raise or expand abnormally or improperly. See Synonyms at exaggerate.
• (verb-transitive) To cause (a currency or an economy) to undergo inflation.
• (verb-intransitive) To become inflated.

例文

• The justified fear of Trichet is that monetary expansion will again inflate asset bubbles and will do little or nothing for the real economy.

インフレーション、通貨膨張

語源

• fla-, flat- : L.flare = to blow(吹く)