HyperDic: runup

English > 1 sense of the word runup:
NOUNeventrunup, run-upa substantial increase / increase / increase over a relatively short period of time
runup > pronunciation
Soundsrah'nah.p
Rhymesarchbishop ... worship: 69 rhymes with ahp...
English > runup: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningA substantial increase / increase / increase over a relatively short period of time.
Examples
  • "a runup in interest rates"
  • "market runups are followed by corrections"
Synonymrun-up
BroaderincreaseA change resulting in an increase / increase

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