price hike

collocation in English

meaningsofpriceandhike

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price
noun[C]
uk
/praɪs/us
/praɪs/
the amount of money for which something ...
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hike
noun[C]
uk
/haɪk/us
/haɪk/
a long walk, especially in ...
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(Definition ofpriceandhikefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For a confluence of reasons, including mismanagement, overextended capitalisation, and the effects of the oilpricehikeand its aftermath, many of these estates were failing by the early 1980s.
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The result of thatpricehikein 1973 was that we suffered a substantial fall in demand and had an over-capacity of electricity supply.
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So, in effect, the manufacturers bore thepricehikein raw materials.
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Without it, the lights would have gone out during the coal strike and the oilpricehike.
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Nor will we know immediately about thepricehikethat the new currency will obviously allow.
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After the oilpricehikein 1973 it changed its policy and decided to price below world market levels.
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This initiative could potentially bring about a substantialpricehikein the transportation of cargo for transport operating to and from these peripheral regions.
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The oilpricehikeof the mid-1970s made that necessary.
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The year of the oilpricehikewas 1973–74.
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He chose 1979 as being the year of the oil price rise, but everyone knows that the first oilpricehikewas in 1973–74 and then again in 1979.
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I am quite prepared to admit that, if we look at inflation over a couple of decades, going back to the oilpricehikeperiod, inflation is certainly better now.
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It can start either due to high aggregate demand combined with near full employment or due to supply shocks, such as an oilpricehike.
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Hence, the pathway between food related issues such as crop failure,pricehikeor volatility and an actual riot is often complex.
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Petty voiced his objections to thepricehikein the press and the issue became a popular cause among music fans.
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Due to this, every 22.5%pricehikewill increase the number of hungry people by 1%.
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He said this would cause apricehikeof about 300 per cent because underground systems cost about seven times as much as overhead systems.
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Thepricehikewas an alternative plan to having organizations and individuals donating money.
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The salaries of government employees should be increased in accordance with the prevailingpricehike, he demanded.
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