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• present participle of raise.

raising

American  

[rey-zing] / ˈreɪ zɪŋ /

noun

Linguistics.

raisings plural

1. a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.

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raising British  

/ ˈreɪzɪŋ /

noun

1. transformational grammar a rule that moves a constituent from an embedded clause into the main clause See also subject-raising negative-raising

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• self-raising
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• raisings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of raising

raise + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

raising raisings

They might also wow investors by raising their own expectations for coming quarters, or even for several years.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Their hope: capturing other business with them such as raising capital, merger advisory, payments and wealth management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Carmen Beltrán was a homemaker, and Carlos credits her with raising him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

She said any reform must be funded by reducing current spending and not raising taxes, and also be fair to those who have "made provisions and saved up over the course of their lives".

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Mom had said raising $1,000 in a month wouldn’t be easy, but losing Sir Fig Newton would be way harder.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Like barn raisings or pub quizzes, Pynchon may be best tackled among friends, with each contributor volunteering their insights and interpretations to inspire the rest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

Notably, junior raisings point to a 2026 exploration boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

The shares dropped well below their first-day high, potentially limiting a comeback in Canadian equity capital raisings and IPOs.

From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2023

They learned a week before the first scheduled vote that they would be protected with nature-based solutions such as grasses and oyster reefs, house raisings, and basement fillings.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023

Individuals of one colony will assist those of another in strenuous operations much as pioneer humans helped each other in building log cabins, in barn raisings, etc.

From The Chief Engineer by Abbott, Henry

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