Definitions of inflation

1. ( cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe ( faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang

2. The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.

3. The state of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit; vanity.

4. Undue expansion or increase, from overissue; - said of currency.

5. State of being puffed up: in finance, the increased issue of a paper currency, not warranted by the security and other circumstances.

6. Overissue, as of currency.

7. The act of inflating; the state of being inflated; the state of being puffed up; artificial increase or rise.