Upswell

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A rising swell.

    "Lenovo, one of a handful of Chinese companies trying to forge a global brand by investing abroad, dropped to fourth globally in the first three months of 2007, but reclaimed the No. 3 spot from Acer a quarter later by riding an upswell of corporate demand."

Verb
  1. 1
    To swell upward. intransitive

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"Lenovo, one of a handful of Chinese companies trying to forge a global brand by investing abroad, dropped to fourth globally in the first three months of 2007, but reclaimed the No. 3 spot from Acer a quarter later by riding an upswell of corporate demand."

Etymology

From up- + swell.

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