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Deflation

A general decrease in prices over time.

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Decrease 76% connected

To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as…

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Diminution 76% connected

The act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree; -- opposed to augmentation…

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Eroding 76% connected

of Erode

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Erosion 76% connected

The act or operation of eroding or eating away.

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Reduction 76% connected

The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to powder…

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Wearing 76% connected

of Wear

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Deflate 74% connected

To reduce from an inflated condition.

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Deflate 74% connected

To reduce from an inflated condition.

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Inflation 94% connected

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

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Inflation 94% connected

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

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Accretion noun · 86% connection

(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment

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Bed noun · 86% connection

(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone"

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Break noun · 86% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Clast noun · 86% connection

(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock

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Clastic rock noun · 86% connection

(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks

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Eating away noun · 86% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Esker noun · 86% connection

(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets

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Exceedance noun · 86% connection

(geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a…

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Fault noun · 86% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Fault line noun · 86% connection

(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface

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Fracture noun · 86% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Geologic process noun · 86% connection

(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified

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Geological fault noun · 86% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Geological formation noun · 86% connection

(geology) the geological features of the earth

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Geological process noun · 86% connection

(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified

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Geology noun · 86% connection

a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

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Groundmass noun · 86% connection

(geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded

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Isostasy noun · 86% connection

(geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust

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Access time noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "acce…

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Bear verb · 78% connection

To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: decrease, prices, over, time.
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Boom noun · 78% connection

A strong and extensive advance, with more or less noisy excitement; -- applied colloquially or humorously to market prices, the demand…

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Booming adjective · 78% connection

Advancing or increasing amid noisy excitement; as, booming prices; booming popularity.

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Bottom adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the bottom; fundamental; lowest; under; as, bottom rock; the bottom board of a wagon box; bottom prices.

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Bucket shop unknown · 78% connection

An office or a place where facilities are given for betting small sums on current prices of stocks, petroleum, etc.

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Bull verb · 78% connection

To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; to bull Lake Shore; to endeavor to raise prices…

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Causal adjective · 78% connection

involving or constituting a cause; causing; "a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices"

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consumer price index noun · 78% connection

A measure used to track changes in the cost of everyday purchases.

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Control noun · 78% connection

the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that impose…

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Demand noun · 78% connection

How much buyers want and can afford to purchase.

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Economic crisis noun · 78% connection

a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

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Fall noun · 78% connection

Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation; as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents.

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