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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And as of late last year, British Airways had bumped up the points needed to book partner flights on American and Alaska Airlines by 60% over the previous 12 months.
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Following complaints about drivers parking diagonally at a curb beside Torrey Pines Road in La Jolla, the city of San Diego bumped up its schedule to paint the section of curb red to keep people from parking there.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
But don't get too excited about those prices since all plans require a two-year contract, and prices bump up by $25 per month in the second year.
—PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Trump previously bumped up the U.S. tariff on Chinese shipments to 104% after China responded to Trump’s own 34% reciprocal tariff with its own similar fee.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Following complaints about drivers parking diagonally at a curb beside Torrey Pines Road in La Jolla, the city of San Diego bumped up its schedule to paint the section of curb red to keep people from parking there.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
But don't get too excited about those prices since all plans require a two-year contract, and prices bump up by $25 per month in the second year.
—PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Trump previously bumped up the U.S. tariff on Chinese shipments to 104% after China responded to Trump’s own 34% reciprocal tariff with its own similar fee.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Bump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bump%20up. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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