deflationary spiral

NOUN
19 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D

deflationary spiral is a valid 19-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1F4L1A1T1I1O1N1A1R1Y4S1P3I1R1A1L1
2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING

What does deflationary spiral mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An episode of deflation in which prices and wages decrease at an increasing rate and currency gains in value.

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