bump up
verb
(tr, adverb) informal to raise or increase: prices are being bumped up daily
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Other Idioms and Phrases with bump up
bump up
Suddenly increase, as in Oil-producing nations decided to bump up the price of oil. This term is used mainly for prices or other figures. [Colloquial; 1930s]
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