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Spanish
Etymology
From sobre- + precio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /sobɾeˈpɾeθjo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sobɾeˈpɾesjo/
- Rhymes: -eθjo
- Rhymes: -esjo
- Syllabification: so‧bre‧pre‧cio
Noun
sobreprecio m (plural sobreprecios)
- increase in price
- surcharge
2015 July 23, “El juzgado del ‘caso Blasco’ investiga a Consuelo Ciscar por el IVAM”, in El País:Las nuevas pesquisas, que han sido declaradas secretas, se iniciaron con un informe elaborado por sus sucesores al frente del museo de arte moderno valenciano en el que se indicaba que durante su etapa se pagaron sobreprecios por obras de arte, y que en algún caso estos supusieron valorarlas hasta un 1.500% más que su valor de mercado.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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