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raising

/ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/ · 7 letters · 6 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    increasing in quantity or value

    a cost raising increase in the basic wage rate

  2. noun

    the event of something being raised upward

    an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon

  3. noun

    the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

  4. noun

    helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

    they debated whether nature or nurture was more important

  5. verb

    raise the level or amount of something

    raise my salary

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