raising

American  

[rey-zing] / ˈreɪ zɪŋ /

noun

Linguistics.

1. a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.

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raising British  

/ ˈreɪzɪŋ /

noun

1. transformational grammar a rule that moves a constituent from an embedded clause into the main clause See also subject-raising negative-raising

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Other Word Forms

• self-raising adjective

Etymology

Origin of raising

raise + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

This view was echoed in a research paper published by the Northern Ireland Assembly last month, which stated that significant revenue raising is "unavoidable".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Marvell shares rose over 35% in April through Tuesday, with an analyst raising the price target to $170.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The Fund said the U.K. “recorded a notable improvement” in its budget deficit by raising taxes, while Canada and Japan have made progress by restraining spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

In February, it was assigned a $350 billion pre-money valuation after raising $30 billion.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

I stayed like that for a full minute before raising my head to look at Elliot.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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