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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Inhanc(e)ing, Inhanceng, vbl. n. [Inhance v.] a. Raising (of prices); increasing (of income). b. Monopolizing (of a trade). —a. 1662 Peebles B. Rec. II. 50.
The poore are wronged by inhanceing of the pryces [of meal] a1679 J. Gordon Reformed Bishop (1679) 262.
For the inhancing of the revenues of the Universitiesb. 1675 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 209 (see Inhancer n.).
