Meanings of inflate the cost in English

Sciortino is accused of tampering with records to inflate the cost of moving the offices.

It suggests that the system would cut out middlemen who inflate the cost of claims.

And the beauty of it is we're the ones most eager to cooperate, to inflate the cost.

Prosecutors said Sciortino is accused of tampering with records to inflate the cost of moving the county jobs office.

Bad credit can inflate the cost of insurance and the size of deposits required for utilities and wireless phone service.

Petrobras executives allegedly conspired with construction and engineering companies and other suppliers to rig bids and inflate the cost of contracts.

More than 40 American states have filed a lawsuit accusing pharmaceutical firms of conspiring to artificially inflate the cost of common medicinal drugs.

The Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) expects lobbying by local councils for extra infrastructure and design changes will inflate the cost.

Clients of the warehouses say the system inflates the cost, or premium, to secure metal.

BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle Systems LP is accused of inflating the cost of materials during contract negotiations, the department said.

But a congressional report released in March accused the Bush administration of inflating the cost in order to scrap the project.

During the bidding, Reuters found, the company had inflated the costs of providing medical care when the county requested numbers to provide rival bidders.

The plaintiffs say the company violated the federal racketeering statute by inflating the costs of the food it purchased from suppliers before selling to customers.

By forbidding competitors such as Microsoft to pay for prime placement on screens, Google inflated the cost of Android phones for consumers, the lawsuit said.

Competition for tomorrow's blockbuster drugs is now intense, inflating the cost of deals and pushing pharmaceuticals to center stage in overall mergers and acquisitions (M&A).