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rincarare

to raise the price

verb reen-kah-RAH-reh Rare
People & Society Money

Also means

to become more expensive

Usage Note

Rincarare can be used transitively (rincarare i prezzi, to raise the prices) or intransitively with essere (i prezzi sono rincarati, prices have gone up). The idiomatic phrase rincarare la dose means 'to up the ante' or 'to make things worse by adding more', used when someone intensifies a complaint or accusation.

Examples

"Il fornitore ha rincarato i prezzi del dieci percento."

Natural Translation

The supplier raised prices by ten percent.

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