"Jack up the prices" nghĩa là gì?

"Jack up the prices" có jack up là nâng, tăng lên -> cụm từ này nghĩa là tăng giá lên mức quá cao, không hợp lý.

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“They are probably going to jack up the prices, but when you are in the tournament, you do not care,” said Scott. He plans to drive down there himself, but fans who usually rely on the travel package from the Wichita State Alumni Association will also have to find their way there.

As mentioned above, I love browsing the bottles at my trusted Pingo, but if you head to the wine section of any supermarket in Lisbon (such as Continente, Mercadona, Meu Super, and Minipreço), you will find good wine at all price points. Lisbon corner stores, or bodegas, also have decently stocked wine if you’re feeling super lazy, only these guys jack up the prices, you’ve been warned.

Some of the extra costs are justified. U.S. residents have access to some of the most cutting edge medical treatments in the world — innovations that warrant a somewhat higher price tag. But much of the ballooning costs have nothing to do with the products at all, and are instead a result of a complex web of middlemen that artificially jack up the prices. These middlemen are called Pharmacy Benefit Managers, or PBMs.

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