to juice
5
7.8
- verb
- /dʒuːs/
- Informal
:
maquillar
- Greenspan temporarily juiced the economy by intentionally inflating real estate.
- juice the economy
- juice the returns
- a juiced ball
But they're constantly harvesting losses, which, which juices the returns.
- But they're constantly harvesting losses, which, which juices the returns.
- And isn't it kind of tempting to just maybe buy some Bitcoin, even if you don't really believe in it, to try to juice your profits and attract more clients?
Examples
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The 2009 Obama stimulus wasn't the only effort to juice the economy.
Academic text (2011) -
Now here we are in 2012, and again there are complaints about the media juicing the polls to push the "Obama is inevitable" narrative.
Blog text (12) -
The whole mission was to juice the lending system and generate economic activity.
Blog text (5) -
We could have done more to juice our subscription numbers, but we didn't have the time.
Blog text (26) -
To be clear, Intel is still clearly juicing their chips harder than AMD, but at least it's finally coming down.
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The primary reason to publish slideshows, as far as I can tell, is to juice page views and banner ad impressions.
Blog text (26) -
If the PCA is causing you more trouble than it's worth, or you're just trying to juice every bit of available resources out of your computer, then you should consider disabling the service.
Blog text (12) -
And isn't it kind of tempting to just maybe buy some Bitcoin, even if you don't really believe in it, to try to juice your profits and attract more clients?
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We need to juice the sales figures to show the company's growth this quarter.
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The report was manipulated to juice the results and make them look more favorable.
Synonyms
47
4.2
To make something seem more important or bigger than it really is
12
5.9
To raise prices or rent suddenly by a lot
9
5.6
To make something seem bigger or more important than it really is
Antonyms
Idioms
A saying that praises darker skin as more beautiful or valuable
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
1
3.4
The stomach and other parts make a liquid that helps break food into smaller parts
1
1.1
A frozen concentrate of orange juice that you mix with water before drinking
- Informal
A comforting drink with alcohol or strong coffee that parents drink to relax
- Specialized
A clear fluid from an organ behind the stomach that helps digest starch, protein, and fat
How Manipulated
- Formal
44
7.3
47
4.2
- Informal
5
7.8
265
2.5
317
2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
To juice something in a business or sports sense means to boost it, often unfairly, by giving it extra 'power' or fake gains. This sense grew from the idea of adding more 'juice' or strength so the result looks stronger.