bump up
phrasal verb
bumped up; bumping up; bumps up
informal
: to move (something or someone) to a higher level, position, rank, etc.
Prices are being bumped up.
They're bumping her up to district manager.
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One thing that hasn't changed, for the better, is Samsung's recent bump up in longevity.
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Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2025
In addition, the standard plan is increasing to $17.99, a bump up from $15.49.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 21 Jan. 2025
Across the country, including in California, millions of Americans have been moving to places at risk of burning, particularly developments on the outskirts of cities that bump up against forests, grasslands and shrub lands.
—Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
German NGOs and some companies have left X and there are calls for boycotting Tesla and X. Tesla’s gigafactory near Berlin—a product of the regional Social Democrats’ engagement, not the AfD—regularly bumps up against German regulators, and will now be ever more unlikely to get calls in its favor.
—Paul Hockenos, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2025
In addition, the standard plan is increasing to $17.99, a bump up from $15.49.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 21 Jan. 2025
Across the country, including in California, millions of Americans have been moving to places at risk of burning, particularly developments on the outskirts of cities that bump up against forests, grasslands and shrub lands.
—Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
German NGOs and some companies have left X and there are calls for boycotting Tesla and X. Tesla’s gigafactory near Berlin—a product of the regional Social Democrats’ engagement, not the AfD—regularly bumps up against German regulators, and will now be ever more unlikely to get calls in its favor.
—Paul Hockenos, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Bump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bump%20up. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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