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hike

[hahyk] / haɪk /




VERB
raise, increase
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At the same time, it expect growth to remain weak, so hiking rates would delay the country’s recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Ventura County woman has become the second to die recently from a rattlesnake bite on a Southern California hiking trail during an unusually active period of snake attacks and unseasonably warm weather.

From Los Angeles Times

The company is hiking prices of commodity amines by up to 30%, with some products increasing by even more in price.

From The Wall Street Journal

But analysts have raised their bets on the central bank hiking borrowing costs as soon as next month in a bid to keep the lid on an expected surge in consumer prices.

From Barron's

Fuel accounts for between a quarter and a third of the operating costs of airlines, and some have already begun to pass along the higher costs to consumers by adding surcharges or hiking fares.

From Barron's