Wiktionary:Word of the day/2024/November 17

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Word of the day
for November 17
stagflation n
  1. (economics) Prolonged high inflation accompanied by stagnant growth, often with recession and high unemployment.

The word is generally thought to have been coined by the British politician Iain Macleod during a parliamentary speech that he made on this day in 1965.

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