Jack-up
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Jack-up is a noun meaning An increase or rise; usually said of prices, fees, or rates.
Meaning
An increase or rise; usually said of prices, fees, or rates.
More Meanings
- (often attributive) A machine that uses jacks or hydraulic lifts.
Example Sentences
a jack-up rig
It’s hard to stay in business with the recent jack-up in fuel costs.
The second phase of resilience work at Dawlish station began on November 5, with the arrival off the coast of an eight-legged walking jack-up barge known as a Wavewalker.
Word Forms
- jack-ups
- jackup
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hike, upswing, uptick, jump, uptrend, jumpup.
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