# Hyperinflation

*Macro & Economy — Finicade finance glossary*

Inflation gone out of control — prices doubling in days, money worthless by the week. Almost always the result of a government printing money to cover its bills, as in Weimar Germany or Zimbabwe.

**Also known as:** great-hyperinflations, flight-from-money

**Related terms:** [Inflation](https://finicade.com/glossary/inflation), [Seigniorage](https://finicade.com/glossary/seigniorage), [Central Bank](https://finicade.com/glossary/central-bank)

**Taught in:** Macro & Markets — Hyperinflation: When Money Dies

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/hyperinflation