No. 15,461 in German
verteuern
To make more expensive.
In a sentence
Die Regierung plant, Steuern zu erhöhen, was viele Produkte verteuern würde.
The government plans to raise taxes, which would make many products more expensive.
In this sentence, "verteuern" is used to describe the action of increasing the price of products due to external factors like tax hikes.
Die Rohstoffknappheit hat die Produktion verteuert.
The raw material scarcity has made production more expensive.
Here, "verteuern" expresses the impact of the scarcity of resources on raising production costs.
Durch die gestiegene Nachfrage haben sich die Wohnungen verteuert.
Due to increased demand, the apartments have become more expensive.
In this example, "verteuern" is used to denote the rising prices of apartments caused by increased demand.
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