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
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Adnoc L&S said lower utilization and reduced day rates for its jack-up barge fleet partly reflected the regional geopolitical environment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
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
If once of a rattlin' good rifle I'm owner, A thing as won't jack-up or jam, I don't care.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 29, 1890 by Various
“I don’t think you should jack up rates into this environment right now,” said John Luke Tyner, head of fixed-income and a portfolio manager at Aptus Capital Advisors, on Wednesday.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
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
Some regulators worry that retailers could use customers’ browsing histories or other personal information to jack up prices even for basic goods such as groceries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 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
“If you jack up your hair, you really will look a mess,” she says.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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