Also called purchasing power risk, the risk that changes in the real return the investor will realize after adjusting for inflation will be negative. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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The risk associated with the return from an investment not covering the loss in purchasing power caused by inflation.
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inflation risk UK US noun [C or U] ECONOMICS
► a risk of an increase in inflation, or something that causes this: »
Central bank officials said the main inflation risk is wage growth.
Financial and business terms. 2012.