hochschrauben

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German

Etymology

hoch- +‎ schrauben

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhoːxˌʃʁaʊ̯bn̩/
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Verb

hochschrauben (weak, third-person singular present schraubt hoch, past tense schraubte hoch, past participle hochgeschraubt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (chiefly figurative) to raise
    Antonym: herunterschrauben
    hochgeschraubte Erwartungenhigh hopes
    Preise hochschraubento increase prices
    • 2022 August 22, Stefan Alberti, quoting Raed Saleh, “Berliner SPD-Chef kritisiert Ampel: „Das Geld dafür ist da“”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Da erwarte ich von den Grünen, dass sie nicht versuchen, die Krise zu nutzen, um ihre Ideologie durchzusetzen – nämlich Energieeinsparung zu erzwingen, indem man den Preis künstlich hochschraubt.
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