# Boosted APY

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## Definition

A higher yield rate earned by users who lock governance tokens (typically in a vote-escrow system) to boost their liquidity mining rewards. On Curve Finance, CRV holders who lock as veCRV can boost their LP farming rewards by up to 2.5×. The boost reduces the effective token inflation rate for non-boosted participants and rewards long-term aligned holders.

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