run sth up

(VALUE) — phrasal verb with run

/rʌn/ verb (present participle running, past tense ran, past participle run)

Definition

› to make the price or value of something increase: Heavy buying ran the price of stocks up higher than expected.Value and price increases

(Definition of run sth up (VALUE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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