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RUNUP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does runup mean?
• RUNUP (noun)
The noun RUNUP has 1 sense:
1. a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time
Familiarity information: RUNUP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A substantial increase over a relatively short period of time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
run-up; runup
Context example:
market runups are followed by corrections
Hypernyms ("runup" is a kind of...):
increase (a change resulting in an increase)
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