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raising::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | nurture, rearing |
| Type of | upbringing |
| Derivation | raise |
raising::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, rearing, upbringing |
| Type of | socialisation, acculturation, socialization, enculturation |
raising::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate.
Examples of raising
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Starbucks and McDonald's are raising prices for the first time in several years.
From the forbes.com
They also had the chance to invest in the new trust through the capital raising.
From the bloomberg.com
Keep up the great work and let your readers know how we do in raising the money.
From the denverpost.com
Ambitious plans called for raising tourist numbers to 30 million a year by 2020.
From the kentucky.com
It's also raising fears that other Middle Eastern countries will suffer as well.
From the washingtonpost.com
Fund-raising officials from UK athletics work with the main fund-raising office.
From the kentucky.com
Renewed business confidence is raising hopes that CEOs may start spending again.
From the businessweek.com
Raising the bar, Fettig now expects innovation revenues of $1.2 billion in 2006.
From the businessweek.com
Stanton knows that raising $26 million in four weeks sounds difficult to others.
From the suntimes.com
- Raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
- The amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
- Ascent: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
- Raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
- Cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"
- Increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it"
- Raise may refer to:
- Raise! is an album by Earth, Wind & Fire. It was produced by the band's leader Maurice White for Kalimba Productions and it was released in 1981 on ARC/Columbia Records. Raise has been certified platinum in the US by the RIAA. Raise! was the bestselling R&B album of 1982. ...
- Raise is the first studio album by the British alternative rock band, Swervedriver. The album only contained six new songs; "Son of Mustang Ford", "Rave Down" and "Sandblasted" had all appeared on earlier EPs and singles released by the band between 1990 to 1991.
