What does jack-up mean?
Jack-up means An increase or rise; usually said of prices, fees, or rates..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
An increase or rise; usually said of prices, fees, or rates..
It’s hard to stay in business with the recent jack-up in fuel costs.
a jack-up rig
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.
Use jack-up when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Jack-up means An increase or rise; usually said of prices, fees, or rates..
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It’s hard to stay in business with the recent jack-up in fuel costs.
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