Encarecer (en. To increase in price)

/en-ka-re-'θer/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To raise the price or cost of a good or service.

Inflation has caused many basic products to become more expensive.

La inflación ha hecho encarecer muchos productos básicos.

To make something more expensive in a figurative sense.

His demands significantly increased the project's cost.

Sus demandas hicieron encarecer el proyecto considerablemente.

To reinforce the importance of something, making it seem more valuable.

Marketing aims to enhance the perception of the product among consumers.

El marketing busca encarecer la percepción del producto entre los consumidores.

From Latin 'in-caricare' meaning 'to make expensive'.

to increase the cost

To raise the price of something specific.

encarecer el costo

to increase the service

To impose a higher cost on the service provided.

encarecer el servicio

to increase the offer

To make an offer more valuable by increasing its price.

encarecer la oferta

expensive

That has a high price.

caro

affordable

That has a reasonable price or is accessible to most.

asequible

cost

The value or price assigned to a good or service.

costo

To exaggerate the price increase.

That place raises prices as if everything were gold.

Ese lugar encarece todo como si fuera oro.

To charge excessively for something.

In that store, they always inflate prices; I don't know why.

En esa tienda siempre encarecen las cosas, no sé por qué.