Upping
//ˈʌpɪŋ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of increasing something. countable, uncountable
"He announced, I believe, that it was far better, instead of making uniform uppings of all allowances, to provide for cases where need arose. I have not before me to-night figures as to dependents' allowances paid in other places."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of up form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Now, prosecutors are increasingly focused on building the conspiracy cases and considering upping the ante by bringing the little-used but far more serious charges of “seditious conspiracy,” which carry up to 20 years in prison, according to current and former law enforcement officials."
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