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price increase, rise in price, appreciation
A rise in the price or value of goods, services, or assets. Describes an upward change in price from the consumer's or market perspective.
食品が値上がりした。
Food prices went up.
電気代の値上がりが家計を圧迫している。
Rising electricity costs are putting pressure on household finances.
原材料の値上がりにより、多くの商品の価格が見直されている。
Due to the rise in raw material prices, the prices of many products are being reviewed.
The opposite is 値下がり (price decrease). A related but different term is 値上げ (a deliberate price hike by a seller), whereas 値上がり describes the price going up on its own or from external factors.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 値上がりが続く (prices continue to rise)
- 大幅な値上がり (significant price increase)
- 株価の値上がり (stock price appreciation)
- 値上がりを見込む (expect prices to rise)
Related Words
Antonym:
値下がり (price decrease)