An increase or rise; usually said of prices, fees, or rates.
It’s hard to stay in business with the recent jack-up in fuel costs.
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A machine that uses jacks or hydraulic lifts.
a jack-up rig
The second phase of resilience work at Dawlish station began on November 5, with the arrival off the coast of an eight-legged walking jack-up barge known as a Wavewalker.
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It’s hard to stay in business with the recent jack-up in fuel costs.
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a jack-up rig
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The second phase of resilience work at Dawlish station began on November 5, with the arrival off the coast of an eight-legged walking jack-up barge known as a Wavewalker.