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step-up
noun 3adj 1
Collocations
3VERB + STEP-UP
computed
STEP-UP + NOUN
basis, transformer
PREP.
on
Definitions
adj
1
That increases a voltage.
a step-up transformer
noun
1
A workout movement wherein one leg stands on an elevated surface and lifts in the concentric part the rest of the body up onto it to target – depending on angle and starting distance of the other leg and weights applied by the arms – the fe
2
An increase.
Elsewhere in this issue, for example, an article on the new pattern of freight train operation in the N.E.R. consequent upon the opening this summer of its three mechanised marshalling yards shows that one effect will be a further step-up in the speed of the East Coast main line freight traffic.
3
A phenomenon whereby the growth in market value of an asset or investment is not taxed under certain circumstances, generally involving buying and holding until the buyer's death, followed by inheritance.
computed on a step-up basis
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the act of increasing something
Antonyms
- decrease
- diminution
- reduction
- step-down
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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a step-up transformer
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Elsewhere in this issue, for example, an article on the new pattern of freight train operation in the N.E.R. consequent upon the opening this summer of its three mechanised marshalling yards shows tha
Wiktionary03
computed on a step-up basis
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