bump up

verb

1. informal,  (tr, adverb) to raise or increase

   prices are being bumped up daily

Idioms and Phrases

Suddenly increase, as in Oil-producing nations decided to bump up the price of oil . This term is used mainly for prices or other figures. [ Colloquial ; 1930s]

Give a promotion. For example, Kevin hoped to be bumped up to first class , or After five years, she expected they would bump her up to vice-president . [ Slang ; second half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

Large raises for city sanitation workers and rising equipment costs also bumped up expenditures.

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To mitigate this, airlines bumped up the hourly pay of cabin crew, though many argue the total wages are still low, especially for those living in major, often expensive, North American cities.

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A surge in US imports as firms tried to beat impending higher import taxes and actions by some governments to boost growth bumped up its latest forecast.

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To bump up, he said, he had to finish second or higher in the afternoon race.

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That was bumped up to 15 counts by a federal grand jury in 2024.

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