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inflated

[in-fley-tid]

adjective

  1. distended with air or gas; swollen.

  2. puffed up, as with pride.

  3. turgid or bombastic.

    his inflated prose.

  4. unduly increased in level.

    inflated costs.

  5. Economics.unduly expanded in amount, value, or size; characterized by inflation.

  6. Botany.hollow and enlarged or swelled out.

    inflated perianth.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • inflatedly adverb
  • inflatedness noun
  • underinflated adjective
  • uninflated adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inflated1

First recorded in 1645–55; inflate + -ed 2
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Its chief executive, Dame Laura Lee, said: "We know how stressful a cancer diagnosis can be, and the last thing people should have to think about is inflated insurance costs."

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A driver would likely receive the difference between the amount they paid at an inflated interest rate and the rate they should have been charged.

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These inflated costs are a key reason that 21% of American adults have skipped filling a prescription in the past year due to affordability concerns, while 12% have skipped doses or cut pills in half.

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This setup incentivized dangerous lending practices that inflated the housing bubble, eventually leading to catastrophic economic consequences.

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According to the paper, the matter relates to misclassification of staff and claims that inflated rates were being charged for them.

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