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
Sari had in mind a smaller type of oil platform known as a jack-up, of which there were many hundreds filling the seas.
From The Guardian ● May 2, 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
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
Core inflation came in hotter than expected this week, and higher oil prices are almost certainly going to jack up headline numbers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
That influx calmed European markets after 2022, but the U.S. lacks one advantage Russia used to have as a supplier: It can’t jack up exports when prices are high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
During a phone conversation on August 5, 2000, two traders chatted about how a wildfire in California would allow Enron to jack up its electricity prices.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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