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raise

raise

252 3.5
An increase in the money you earn at your job
  • noun
  • /reɪz/
  • US
translation icon : aumento de sueldo
  • He just got a raise.
  • a pay raise
  • a merit raise
  • a performance-based raise

Abe deserves a raise every day.

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Examples

Synonyms

rise
vsraise
432 1.9

An increase in amount or value

is limited to increases specifically in the money you earn at work
hike
vsraise
67 3.6

A sudden large rise in prices like fuel or rent

is a simple earning increase without implying suddenness
step-up
vsraise
20 3.6

An increase in amount, level, or strength

is used for the extra money you earn from your job
wage increase
vsraise
12 2.5

Extra money that an employer pays a worker for their job

is the general increase in the amount you earn at work
salary increase
vsraise
5 2.4

Extra money paid to a person for their job

is about any earning increase at your job rather than only salary
wage hike
vsraise
2 3.0

An increase in the pay workers get for doing a job

is the common general term for earning more at your job

Antonyms

84 2.2

A drop in amount or number

31 2.8

A reduction in the money a worker receives from their job

Idioms

15 7.9

Behave loudly and angrily to cause trouble

Hold up a drink with others to celebrate someone or something

Make a dead person alive again using magic or other power

To show surprise or doubt by lifting one eyebrow

Make people feel surprised, shocked, or disapproving because something is unusual

To say that something bad might happen

To complain loudly and make people notice the problem

to raise Cain
  • Informal
1 8.6

To make a noisy public protest

1 8.0

Get very angry and shout loudly

To make someone angry or upset

Help someone feel happier

Lift a small brandy glass to make a toast

Offer a drink in a ceremony to honor someone or a god

8.3

To show anger or insult someone by lifting the middle finger

Lift both arms above your head to show you have won

To reach a very high position, often as a king or queen

9.8

Expect to get something that is very unlikely, for example more pay

How Much

raise
  • US
252 3.5
bonus
310 2.2

Surface Forms

raise singular
raises plural

Etymology

Raise as a noun uses the same idea of 'lifting', so a pay raise is money lifted up — more money than before.