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upping en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʌpɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of increasing something.
    • Yes; I personally believe that we can meet it if we are willing to bear down hard enough and make quickly enough a set of decisions that will lead toward sharp uppings of our production. 1943, United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program, Investigation of the national defense program:
    • He announced, I believe, that it was far better, instead of making uniform uppings of all allowances, to provide for cases where need arose. I have not before me to-night figures as to dependents' allowances paid in other places. 1942, Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, Official Report of Debates, House of Commons:

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Deriveds

swan upping · ante-upping · upping stone

upping en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʌpɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of up
    form of up