Preview（腕試し）

Please guess the best answer.

In English, this word is:

A. inflation

B. inflate

C. inflatable

D. info

Quick Glossary （用語辞典）

exceed = 超過する

Examples（例文）

The Japanese loanword infure is inflation in English.

Inflation can occur when demand for goods exceeds available supplies.

Note: There is a long katakana word for "risutora" (リストラクチャリング), but I believe that it rarely used.　

Exercises （練習）

More economic terms. Choose the best answer for the following sentences.

1. The opposite of "infure" in Japanese-English is "defure" （デフレ）. If "infure" is "inflation," "defure" must be:

A. defray

B. deflation

C. deflated

D. defoliation

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2. Another shortened word is "risutora" （リストラ）. When used as a noun, what's the best word for this in English?

A. list structuring

B. restructuring

C. restructured

D. squirrel & tiger