overcharge; inflate price
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to overcharge; to ask a price higher than the real value
neutralUsed in commercial contexts, particularly in markets or trade where sellers quote inflated initial prices expecting customers to bargain.
Xiǎo小
fàn贩
xiàng向
wài外
dì地
yóu游
kè客
yào要
huǎng谎
。
The vendor overcharged the out-of-town tourists.
Mǎi买
dōng东
xi西
shí时
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
shāng商
jiā家
yào要
huǎng谎
。
Be careful of merchants overcharging when shopping.
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Tā他
cóng从
bù不
xiàng向
shú熟
rén人
yào要
huǎng谎
。
He never overcharges acquaintances.