raise prices; mark up
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to raise prices; to mark up prices
Commonly used in business, retail, and economic contexts to indicate increasing the selling price of goods or services.
Yóu由
yú于
yuán原
cái材
liào料
chéng成
běn本
shàng上
zhǎng涨
，
gōng公
sī司
bù不
dé得
bù不
tí提
jià价
。
Due to rising raw material costs, the company had no choice but to raise prices.
Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
zuì最
jìn近
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
tí提
jià价
le了
bǎi百
fēn分
zhī之
shí十
。
This restaurant has quietly raised its prices by ten percent recently.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
jǐng警
gào告
shāng商
jiā家
bú不
yào要
zài在
jié节
jià假
rì日
suí随
yì意
tí提
jià价
。
The government warned merchants not to raise prices arbitrarily during holidays.