jack-up
noun
an increase or rise.
jack-up
American
[jak-uhp]
/ ˈdʒækˌʌp /
noun
Informal.
jack up
British
verb
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(tr) to increase (prices, salaries, etc)
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(tr) to raise an object, such as a car, with or as with a jack
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slang (intr) to inject oneself with a drug, usually heroin
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informal (intr) to refuse to comply; rebel, esp collectively
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informal to initiate, organize, or procure
noun
jack up
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of jack-up
1900–05, noun use of verb phrase jack up
Example Sentences
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In the area at the time were two wind farm crew transfer vessels and a tugboat towing a jack-up maintenance barge.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2023
The fire broke out around midday Thursday on the jack-up oil rig in Sabine Pass, where the Texas-Louisiana border meets the Gulf of Mexico.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
Nordea says some 100-200 jack-up rigs may need to be scrapped before day rates improve.
From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2017
Components like towers and hubs were pre-assembled to prepare them for installation with jack-up vessels.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 27, 2015
I say, Tom; I ain't a man to jack-up while I got a sanguinary leg to stan' on; but I'm gone in the inside, some road.
From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph
Shares had their worst session in more than a year on Thursday, slumping 6% after the iPhone maker said it would jack up the price of MacBooks and iPads.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
That rally fizzled out soon after Apple announced it would have to jack up prices on MacBooks and iPads to offset the rising price for memory chips.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Because filing a claim could jack up my premiums and cost me more over time than the payout was worth, an insurance specialist cautioned.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026
The losses of the past three years are a side effect of the central bank’s aggressive campaign to jack up interest rates starting in 2022 to combat high inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
To see the remaining traces of this early settlement, scientists would have to jack up the whole enormous pile and dig underneath.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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