HyperDic: runup

English > 1 sense of the word *runup*:
NOUN	event	runup, run-up	a substantial increase / increase / increase over a relatively short period of time

runup > pronunciation
Sounds	rah'nah.p
Rhymes	archbishop ... worship: 69 rhymes with ahp...

English > *runup*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	A substantial increase / increase / increase over a relatively short period of time.
Examples	"a runup in interest rates" "market runups are followed by corrections"
Synonym	run-up
Broader	increase	A change resulting in an increase / increase