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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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
“I think we can see utilization moving into the 80s during the next 12 months,” Borr’s Chief Executive Simon Johnson told Reuters, referring to jack-up rigs, used in shallow waters.
From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2017
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 Joseph Furphy
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
“Companies are saying, ‘Let’s just jack up the price as high as we possibly can and extract as much from the small set of wealthy people,’” Richards said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 13, 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
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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