bump up
phrasal verb
bumped up; bumping up; bumps up
informal
: to move (something or someone) to a higher level, position, rank, etc.
Prices are being bumped up.
They're bumping her up to district manager.
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The analysts bumped up their models ahead of earnings in their electrical equipment and multi-industry coverage universe.
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Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Her annual base salary is being bumped up to $875,000 from $725,000, though the amount of her annual bonus and equity award are remaining unchanged, the filing noted.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
In the stock market on Wednesday, LVMH was moving up — and most of the rest of the industry followed after the firm reported that organic sales returned to growth with a 1 percent bump up in the third quarter.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
In a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday, Ryan McLeod got more minutes, and Tyson Kozak played fourth-line center while Justin Danforth and Peyton Krebs bumped up to the third line.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Her annual base salary is being bumped up to $875,000 from $725,000, though the amount of her annual bonus and equity award are remaining unchanged, the filing noted.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
In the stock market on Wednesday, LVMH was moving up — and most of the rest of the industry followed after the firm reported that organic sales returned to growth with a 1 percent bump up in the third quarter.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
In a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday, Ryan McLeod got more minutes, and Tyson Kozak played fourth-line center while Justin Danforth and Peyton Krebs bumped up to the third line.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Bump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bump%20up. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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