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inflated
Adjective
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When something is inflated, it is full of air.
The inflated balloons were used as decorations for the event.
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When something is inflated, it is higher than the true amount of it.
The results of the survey were inflated to exaggerate the impact of smoking on people.
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Something with a higher cost compared to others.
The inflated price of this restaurant made it lose business over time.
estimate
Noun
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An estimate is a judgement of a size, value, amount, cost, etc., which is based on incomplete information.
British Telecom will give you an estimate of the cost before doing any work.
estimate
Verb
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If you estimate the number, size, value, amount, cost, etc. of something, you guess based on incomplete information.
It's difficult to estimate how long it will take to get to London because we don't know how bad the traffic will be.