inflate

Example Sentences

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However, the practice is also controversial among some investors, who claim that it acts as a hidden expense, inflating adjusted profits.

From Barron's

In later rounds of financing, she allegedly inflated the revenue for that year to $6.8 million.

From Los Angeles Times

Her inflated self-esteem is a force of nature never wielded unkindly, unless provoked.

From Salon

Howell and his worker, then based in Palm Beach, Fla., had inflated their clients’ write-offs and fabricated expenses for years, prosecutors alleged in the indictment.

From MarketWatch

Investors remain worried about whether Big Tech valuations are inflated relative to “what they’re actually worth,” he added.

From MarketWatch