inflate
Example Sentences
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Two executives of bankrupt telecommunications business Mobileum conspired to inflate the company’s profit ahead of a private-equity buyout, federal prosecutors alleged in a criminal indictment.
Beneath those skin-tight speed suits, racers wear vests that automatically inflate almost instantly during high-speed crashes to protect the neck, back and chest.
From Los Angeles Times
Drug companies sell most of their medicines through a web of middlemen—wholesalers, pharmacy-benefit managers, and insurers—that use inflated list prices and rebate schemes.
Antitrust law exists to protect consumers from firms that suppress competition, inflate prices or restrict access to goods and services.
Scotland internationals do not have to pick between playing for their country versus broadening horizons and inflating bank balances abroad.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
