inflate
Example Sentences
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Tariffs inflated his expenses, but so have crop failures, higher rents and rising labor costs.
This past fall the IMF warned of inflated credit ratings on life insurers’ private credit holdings, which could result in defaults far exceeding predictions in a downturn.
Charities are urging people not to turn their heating off as the war in Iran continues to inflate energy prices.
From BBC
That resulted a small denominator within the P/E ratio that artificially inflated the profitability metric.
From MarketWatch
Users urge each other to "moderate expectations", warning that packed theatres and viral buzz may be inflating the experience.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
