hyperinflate
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of hyperinflate
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In this case, it is tethered to the U.S. dollar, meaning it won't waver and hyperinflate like the bolivar.
From Fox News ● Nov. 25, 2020
This argument is only driven home by the stocks’ hyperinflated valuations relative to the broader market.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
In interviews Tuesday with novice traders on r/WallStreetBets, the gleefully reckless Reddit forum that helped fuel the onslaught, several said they were holding out hope that the hyperinflated stock would turn around.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2021
“A docking play”: a shipowner defaults on his mortgage, but is in cahoots with a marina, which charges the repossessor hyperinflated docking fees.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2015
Museums have scarcely been able to compete with private collectors in a hyperinflated market for several decades, but still a few more loans would have helped.
From The Guardian ● May 18, 2013
In Argentina the post of Economic Minister has become almost as star-crossed as the hyperinflated economy.
From Time Magazine Archive
The W.F.L. has its own woes from a scandal that surfaced recently when officials of the Philadelphia Bell and the Jacksonville Sharks confessed to hyperinflating attendance figures with a mass giveaway of tickets.
From Time Magazine Archive
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