up
/ʌp/ verb [T] (-pp-) informalDefinition
› to increase something such as a price: We won't be able to make a profit on the deal without upping the sale price. It looks like tax rates are going to be upped again.
→ See also up the ante(Definition of up verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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