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Definition of "run-up" []

  • An often sudden increase: a run-up in interest rates; a run-up in food prices; a run-up in house values. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "run-up" in a sentence
  • "In a statement, CEO Roland Smith called the run-up in beef prices "unprecedented.""
  • "I just joined the "i" universe and am amazed by the breathless anticipation, speculation and whispered rumors otherwise known as the run-up to the release of the next-generation iPhone."
  • "What is unusual is that volume on the equity is anemic and we are not seeing a pre-conference call run-up that had become a staple for many investors and traders in this equity."