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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The energy tariffs could also bump up energy prices in New England and New York, which get some of their electricity from Canadian hydropower. —

Alana Semuels, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025 The rise of in-game betting and parlays got Jefferies to bump up its estimate for the U.S. market in its look at the market, published last week. —

Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 23 Jan. 2025 Maybe that means consistently playing at a quicker pace or bumping up their 3-point volume from the 12th-highest rate, but eventually, the offense will need to perform like the defense. —

Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025 Surprises arrived on the hour to bump up the party like life-sized mojiganga puppets of the couple, disco-ball dancers on stilts, a mariachi band, and late-night snacks of tacos and chilaquiles. —

Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bump up