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- Definition
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- raise :the amount a salary is increased
- he got a 3% raise|he got a wage hike
- raise :raise the level or amount of something
- raise my salary|raise the price of bread
- raise :an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- the car couldn't make it up the rise
- raise :raise from a lower to a higher position
- Raise your hands|Lift a load
- raise :increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
- I'll see your raise and double it
- raise :cause to be heard or known; express or utter
- raise a shout|raise a protest|raise a sad cry
- raise :the act of raising something
- he responded with a lift of his eyebrow|fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
- raise :collect funds for a specific purpose
- The President raised several million dollars for his college