simmering
n.— «Also outlawed would be what is called “simmering,” where details of previous sales in the same area are changed to support the price of an overvalued property.» —“Ministers order crackdown on rogue estate agents” by Marie Woolf Independent (United Kingdom) Sept. 17, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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