inflated price

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inflated
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈfleɪ.tɪd/us
/ɪnˈfleɪ.t̬ɪd/
Inflated prices, costs, numbers, etc. are higher than they should be, or higher than people think ...
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price
noun[C]
uk
/praɪs/us
/praɪs/
the amount of money for which something ...
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(Definition ofinflatedandpricefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The other is the increasinglyinflatedpriceof property and land.
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It was bought at aninflatedpricelast year.
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He sells the shares at aninflatedpriceof £6,000.
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The land was offered back to the original owner at a grosslyinflatedpricebecause it was discovered that there was gravel underneath.
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This agent, who will never sell the house at theinflatedprice, can legally claim in full.
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Let us take the man who bought a house at aninflatedpriceimmediately after the war.
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Not only has it to be a transaction between two connected persons, but also one for aninflatedprice.
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The transaction is a sale at aninflatedpriceof shares in an investment company to an associated dealing company.
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The consequences might be a substantiallyinflatedprice, poorer keeping qualities and the possibility of contaminated food persisting.
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The case was concerned with people who were buying up and repackaging someone else's inventions, and selling them at aninflatedprice.
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In that case there was not a strong argument for paying aninflatedprice, and yet the price paid was £16 million.
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You do not meet it by forcing people to sell you land at aninflatedprice.
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I wish to safeguard the country against paying aninflatedpricewhen it is decided to re-acquire these undertakings.
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But it was boosted by theinflatedpriceof imported raw materials and food and the wage inflation followed from that.
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They could, of course, go to the nearest pub to buy the same drink at aninflatedprice.
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Ultimately housing finance will have to be reformed and theinflatedpriceof property will have to be reduced.
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With theinflatedpriceof houses, a considerable deposit is usually required, and parents help where they can.
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Suppose the investment company sells the security at aninflatedprice.
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A builder buys a piece of land and pays a great deal for it because of theinflatedpriceof land.
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People who can afford it can obtain an almost new car at aninflatedprice.
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