Meaning & use
Upping
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Increasing something, such as an amount, level, or intensity.
See it in a sentence
The company is upping production to meet holiday demand.
He kept upping the stakes until no one else wanted to bet.
A note on using this word
"Upping" is the informal present participle of "up" used as a verb, common in casual and business speech alike.
Words with a similar meaning
raisingboosting
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Words with an opposite meaning
loweringreducing
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