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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | increase in salary or position |
| Synonyms: | accession, accretion, addition, advance, augmentation, boost, bump, hike, hold-up, increment, jump, jump-up, leg*, leg-up, move-up, promotion, raising, rise, step-up |
| Notes: | to raise is 'to bring something up'; to rise is 'to get up' one rears children and raises crops |
| Antonyms: | decrease, drop, reduction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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