upping

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌpɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌpɪŋ

Verb

upping

1. present participle and gerund of up

Noun

upping (countable and uncountable, plural uppings)

1. The act of increasing something.
   • 1942, Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, Official Report of Debates, House of Commons:

     He announced, I believe, that it was far better, instead of making uniform uppings of all allowances, to provide for cases where need arose. I have not before me to-night figures as to dependents' allowances paid in other places.

   • 1943, United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program, Investigation of the national defense program:

     Yes; I personally believe that we can meet it if we are willing to bear down hard enough and make quickly enough a set of decisions that will lead toward sharp uppings of our production.

Derived terms

• ante-upping
• swan upping
• upping stone