The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RATEHIKE , but the solution may also be RISE which is one of the most recent solution (2006 in Newsday).
Price increase crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| RATEHIKE | 17 % | 8 | 
| RISE | 17 % | 4 | 
| MARKUP | 17 % | 6 | 
| RUNUP | 17 % | 5 | 
| HIKE | 17 % | 4 | 
| BOOST | 17 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Price increase
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wage increase
 - increasing
 - inflationary
 - price gouging
 - inflation rate
 - increased
 - increases
 - inflation
 - price level
 - overprice
 - market price
 - price tag
 
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RATEHIKE
- Fed proposal, often
 - Price increase
 - News of interest
 - Federal Reserve increase
 - Reason to switch cable providers
 - Fed move
 - Fed proposal, and a hint to what's hidden in 3-, 9-, 25- and 29-Down
 
More clues leading to the result RISE
- "___ and shine!"
 - Anticipate the anthem
 - Greet the judge
 - Levitate
 - Lose a lap
 - Prepare to shine?
 - Shaving-cream name
 - Ascend
 - Emulate the sun
 - First name in sopranos
 
More clues leading to the result MARKUP
- Price increase
 - Sell at a higher price
 - Selling price component
 - Add a profit margin to
 - Retail price component
 - Retailer's concern
 - Wholesale-retail spread
 - Create a margin for
 - Amount of price increase.
 - Retailer's concern.
 
More clues leading to the result RUNUP
- Make a quick visit
 - Increase the tab
 - Put expenses on a tab
 - Accumulate, as a bill
 - Incur, as a tab
 - Pile on, as a score
 - Amass, as a bill
 - Raise, as a flag
 - Accumulate, as a tab
 - Accumulate, as debts
 
More clues leading to the result HIKE
- Escalate
 - Follow a nature trail
 - Escalation
 - Quarterback's bark
 - It's a snap in the NFL
 - Tramp
 - "Give me the ball!"
 - Increase in cost
 - Walk in the woods
 - Boy Scouts outing