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hike

[hahyk] / haɪk /




VERB
raise, increase
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Jakarta also gained as the rupiah strengthened following a surprise rate hike by the Indonesian central bank.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Voters have not rejected a sales tax hike in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The rupiah has been bleeding, and the central bank has no choice but to hike and defend the currency, said Zerlina Zeng at CreditSights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

An upward move this week would mark the first hike since September 2023, after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine beginning in February of the previous year drove an energy-price spike.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

That afternoon, we pile into the car for our hike.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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