to inflate
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4.4
- verb
- /ɪnˈfleɪt/
:
inflar
- If we don't, if we don't increase the supply of land for new homes, more money will simply inflate prices and make matters worse.
- inflated prices
- artificially inflated
- inflated costs
But if the idea is, well, we'll just inflate the debt away slowly.
- But if the idea is, well, we'll just inflate the debt away slowly.
- They illegally use that, I'm sure, to inflate the value of their building.
- And this is because they were trying to inflate away their debts.
- Gold supply is inflating in a competitive marketplace.
- So what caused the stock price to inflate so fast?
- Ending the Fed is the symbol for quit printing money, quit inflating, quit running up debt.
- The false sales had inflated the company's income, costs and expenses.
- And now the DOJ claims these landlords use Realpage's algorithm to artificially inflate rents across the country.
- There's a place for me to park my money that cannot be inflated.
- So asset prices are inflating at a much faster rate than goods and services.
- Up until now, the lira depreciating just caused inflation, but it didn't harm the country's balance sheet, and it inflates away local currency debt.
- And I know what what the ramifications are, just like I knew that when Greenspan was in charge, inflating the housing bubble.
- So it sounds like they've artificially inflated the price of the stock.
- It's just that it's not visible to us because the dollar has inflated or depreciated in value.
- When I'm inflating the currency, I'm bleeding the civilization.
- We keep, you know, devaluing the dollar, inflating.
Examples
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The false sales had inflated the company's income, costs and expenses.
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Dairy farmers who suffer substantial crop losses must purchase replacement feed at inflated prices to remain in business.
Academic text (1994) -
So what caused the stock price to inflate so fast?
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Time to inflate my bank account.
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Then... they inflate the price of cleaning products.
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And this is because they were trying to inflate away their debts.
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Dorothy Philbin had always been frugal: she'd rather do without than pay an inflated salary.
Fiction book (1996) -
The central bank decided to inflate the economy by lowering interest rates, which raised prices for many goods.
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If the government continues to inflate the currency supply, it could lead to higher prices for everyday items.
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We are seeing how new policies can inflate housing prices in the city, making it difficult for residents to afford rentals.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make something larger or more in number
∞
2.9
To make an amount, level, or value higher
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1.0
To become greater in amount or strength
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3.4
To rise quickly to a very high level, for example prices or temperatures
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5.3
To make something bigger by adding more to it
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3.9
To make prices rise to a higher level, often quickly
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4.1
Rise quickly to a much higher level
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3.4
To raise prices or amounts by a lot
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5.9
To raise prices or rent suddenly by a lot
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3.5
To raise the price of something so it sells for more money
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4.8
Raise prices or fees suddenly by a large amount
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4.4
Increase very quickly to a much higher level
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3.8
To make something higher, like a fence or bridge
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6.7
To give something a new official worth, often higher, especially for money or assets
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4.8
To raise prices by a large amount, often suddenly
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4.9
To make prices of things like houses or stocks rise again after they fall
To make something worth more money
Antonyms
How Inflated
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4.1
41
3.7
67
3.6
30
4.4
11
2.1
∞
2.9
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
inflate = flate (semi-transparent) = in + flate
The economic sense is a metaphorical extension (prices 'swell'), so morphological structure gives a partial cue but requires domain knowledge.
Etymology
Inflate comes from the Latin parts in- 'into' and flare 'to blow', so think of 'blowing' more money or value into something like filling a balloon. That's why to inflate prices or the money supply means to increase their amount, which often makes prices rise.