| เงินฝืด | (n) deflation, See also: disinflation, Ant. เงินเฟ้อ, Example: เมื่ออยู่ในช่วงภาวะเงินฝืดทั้งภาครัฐบาลและภาคเอกชนต่างก็ชักชวนต่างชาติให้เข้ามาร่วมลงทุนในประเทศไทย, Thai Definition: ภาวะทางเศรษฐกิจที่ปริมาณเงินหมุนเวียนในประเทศมีน้อยไป การใช้จ่ายลดน้อยลง ทำให้ราคาสินค้าตก |
| แฟบ | (v) become flat, See also: deflate, Syn. ยุบ, Ant. พอง, Example: เส้นเลือดแดงจะแฟบติดกับท่อนกระดูก หากรัดให้แน่นมากๆ, Thai Definition: แบนเข้าไป, ฟุบหรือยุบลงไป |
| ท้องหมา | (n) deflated belly, Syn. ท้องแฟบ, ท้องแบน, Count Unit: ท้อง, Thai Definition: หน้าท้องแฟบ, เรียกครรภ์ของหญิงที่มีลักษณะเล็ก |
| deflate | (v) collapse by releasing contained air or gas, Example: deflate a balloon |
| deflate | (v) release contained air or gas from, Example: deflate the air mattress |
| deflate | (v) reduce or lessen the size or importance of, Syn. puncture, Example: The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence |
| deflate | (v) produce deflation in, Ant. inflate, Example: The new measures deflated the economy |
| deflate | (v) reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices, Ant. inflate, Example: deflate the currency |
| deflate | (v) become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air, Ant. inflate, Example: The balloons deflated |
| deflation | (n) (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind, Example: a constant deflation of the desert landscape |
| deflation | (n) a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices, Ant. inflation, disinflation |
| deflation | (n) the act of letting the air out of something, Ant. inflation |
| deflationary | (adj) associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money, Ant. inflationary, Example: deflationary measures |
| deflate | v. t. [ Pref. de- down + L. flare, flatus to blow. ] To reduce from an inflated condition; used literally and metaphorically; as, to deflate a tire; to deflate expectations. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ] |
| deflated | adj. 1. brought low in spirit. left us fatigued and deflated spiritually
Syn. -- chapfallen, chopfallen, crestfallen. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| deflation | n. 1. the act or process of deflating. [ PJC ] 2. a fall in the average prices of goods and services; -- usually associated with contraction of economic activity. Opposite of inflation. Compare disinflation. [ PJC ] 3. the reduction of available credit or a contraction of economic activity resulting from or associated with a decline of prices. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 4. the act of letting the air out of something. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 5. (Geol.) the erosion of land structures such as sand or soil due to the action of wind. RHUD [ PJC ] |
| deflationary | adj. 1. of or pertaining to deflation; as, deflationary signs. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 2. (Economics) associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money; as, deflationary measures. Opposite of inflationary. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| deflator | n. a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars; as, the GNP deflator.. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
