As such, the value of cash may inflate away - it is a form of paper wealth - but it is generally distinguished from stocks and bonds.

To avoid that, the complaint says, the values of other investments were arbitrarily and illegally inflated.

Because their number has been frozen for 55 years, the value of each medallion - sold originally by the city for $10 - has inflated enormously.

As the basket of available brands dwindles and brand owners see their value inflate, a game of musical brands has set in.

As in the real stock market, the Estalecas can suffer some speculative attacks and thus the value of the groceries may inflate or deflate.

Out of embarrassment and shame, he said, sales are being pushed underground, where prices are higher and values inflated.

While group revenue for the three- month period rose 4.6 percent year on year, when measured in yen, the company acknowledged that the depreciating value of the Japanese currency artificially inflated the figure.

In addition, homeowners are slow to recognize how much the value of their homes has dropped, and have inflated expectations of how much it will rise in the future.

Years ago the treasures had been worth thirty or sixty thousand dollars, but all figures had become astronomical, so the value of hidden treasures had inflated as well.

"The assessed value of the generating plants inflates the total value of the school district upon which school foundation payments are based and the district receives less state aid."