bump up
phrasal verb
bumped up; bumping up; bumps up
informal
: to move (something or someone) to a higher level, position, rank, etc.
Prices are being bumped up.
They're bumping her up to district manager.
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There’s even an opportunity to get bumped up to a seat with extra legroom upon check-in—to EvenMore on JetBlue and Economy Plus on United.
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Dennis Green, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
Because the bill limits the percentage of the 7-OH compound, manufacturers could bump up the total amount of other ingredients and create an overall less safe product.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
The share of voters who said the country is on the right track also bumped up 3 points.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 21 May 2025
The Assembly, in a bipartisan vote with zero no votes, agreed to advance a bill from Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, D-Anaheim, that bumps up the time substitute teachers can spend in a single classroom to 60 days, up from 30.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 12 May 2025
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Dennis Green, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
Because the bill limits the percentage of the 7-OH compound, manufacturers could bump up the total amount of other ingredients and create an overall less safe product.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
The share of voters who said the country is on the right track also bumped up 3 points.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 21 May 2025
The Assembly, in a bipartisan vote with zero no votes, agreed to advance a bill from Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, D-Anaheim, that bumps up the time substitute teachers can spend in a single classroom to 60 days, up from 30.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for bump up
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“Bump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bump%20up. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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