shrinkflate

English

Etymology

Back-formation from shrinkflation. Equivalent to a blend of shrink +‎ inflate.

Verb

shrinkflate (third-person singular simple present shrinkflates, present participle shrinkflating, simple past and past participle shrinkflated)

(transitive, intransitive, economics, informal) To make a product smaller while continuing to market it at the same price.
- 2022 November 26, Clare Toeniskoetter, “Meet the Man on a Mission to Expose Sneaky Price Increases”, in The New York Times‎:
  Lately, Mr. Dworsky has had his work cut out for him. With inflation at a 40-year high, business owners have been increasingly shrinkflating their products in an attempt to hide price increases.

单词	shrinkflate
释义	shrinkflate English Etymology Back-formation from shrinkflation. Equivalent to a blend of shrink +‎ inflate. Verb shrinkflate (third-person singular simple present shrinkflates, present participle shrinkflating, simple past and past participle shrinkflated) (transitive, intransitive, economics, informal) To make a product smaller while continuing to market it at the same price. 2022 November 26, Clare Toeniskoetter, “Meet the Man on a Mission to Expose Sneaky Price Increases”, in The New York Times‎: Lately, Mr. Dworsky has had his work cut out for him. With inflation at a 40-year high, business owners have been increasingly shrinkflating their products in an attempt to hide price increases.
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