uprate
uprate · uprates · uprated · uprating
To give a higher rating toTo give a higher rating to.
/ʌpˈreɪt/
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To give a higher rating to.
(UK, transitive)To increase the value of (a benefits payment).
It's time to ask whether we really need to be uprating Universal Credit year-on-year.
(transitive)To put a higher value of postage on (a letter) than required by the official rate.
Origin
From up- + rate.From up- + rate.
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Forms
uprates, uprating, uprated, upratedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.