The phrase "inflated value" refers to an exaggeration of the worth or price of something. It means that the value assigned to an item or asset is higher than its actual worth or what people are willing to pay for it. Full definition
Kozlowski and his right - hand man were convicted in 2005 of stealing $ 150 million from Tyco and illicitly making $ 430 million more by artificially inflating the value of company stock. (businessinsider.com)
Critics have posited that the worst is true — that Tether is not being honest about its war chest, but that the entire venture has succeeded in artificially inflating the value of Bitcoin. (gizmodo.com)
Again, any advantage gained from shafting minorities — for example, by inflating the value of properties sold to KWG — would prove fairly immaterial. (wexboy.wordpress.com)