Encarecer (en. Make more expensive)

/en-ka-re-'θer/

Slang Meanings

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.