The meaning of Upturn

noun

A vehicle's capacity to gain speed.

Usage examples:

The three-litre model has spectacular acceleration

noun

The rate of change in the speed of something over time

Usage examples:

The car has good acceleration.

noun

An increase in the speed or rate of something

Usage examples:

An acceleration in sth there has been a rapid acceleration in the rate of growth of new orders., a …

noun

The process of promoting a cause or plan.

Usage examples:

Their lives were devoted to the advancement of science

noun

An improvement relating to a particular activity or area of knowledge

Usage examples:

The president's speech to the conference centered on the advancement of alternative fuel sources as…

verb

Exist.

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There are no easy answers

prefix

(forming verbs) all over; all round.

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Bespatter

abbreviation

Bachelor of education.

verb

Help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.

Usage examples:

A range of measures to boost tourism

noun

A source of help or encouragement leading to increase or improvement.

Usage examples:

The cut in interest rates will give a further boost to the economy

noun

A return by a well-known person, especially an entertainer or sports player, to the activity in which they have formerly been successful.

Usage examples:

The heavyweight champion is set to make his comeback in england

noun

A return to an earlier and better position or condition

Usage examples:

The band was popular in the late '70s, and had a comeback in the early '90s.

noun

A rapid increase; a rise.

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Cost escalations

noun

The process of becoming greater or more serious, or a particular situation when this happens

Usage examples:

[ u ] the escalation of costs, [ c ] military escalation

noun

An example of improving or being improved.

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An improvement in east–west relations

noun

The process of making something better or of getting better

Usage examples:

[ c ] we made some improvements to the house before selling it., [ u ] there’s been no improvement…

noun

The fact of something getting better, or the act of making something better

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Constant/continued/significant improvement, signs of improvement, need/show/see improvement august …

verb

Become or make greater in size, amount, or degree.

Usage examples:

Car use is increasing at an alarming rate

noun

A rise in the size, amount, or degree of something.

Usage examples:

An increase of 28.3 per cent

verb

A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous

verb

Push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.

Usage examples:

The cat jumped off his lap

noun

An act of jumping from a surface by pushing upwards with one's legs and feet.

Usage examples:

In making the short jump across the gully he lost his balance

Move forward by leaps and bounds

verb

Jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force.

Usage examples:

He leapt on to the parapet

noun

A forceful jump or quick movement.

Usage examples:

She came downstairs in a series of flying leaps

verb

Move forward by bounds

noun

A small van or truck with low sides.

Usage examples:

They may be work trucks, but pickups needn't be laborious to drive, the no.2 auto maker maintains.

adjective

Informal and spontaneous.

Usage examples:

A pickup basketball game

noun

The act of getting something or someone

Usage examples:

Trash pickups are on tuesdays and fridays., we arranged the pickup for ten o’clock., next year is e…

verb

(of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion.

Usage examples:

De montfort's troops rallied and drove back the king's infantry

noun

A mass meeting of people making a political protest or showing support for a cause.

Usage examples:

A rally attended by around 100,000 people

verb

Subject (someone) to good-humoured ridicule; tease.

Usage examples:

He rallied her on the length of her pigtail

noun

A return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.

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Signs of recovery in the housing market

noun

The act or process of getting better; improvement

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[ u ] the economy is showing signs of recovery., [ u ] the story deals with the recovery of (= gett…

noun

A process in which a situation improves after a difficult period, or in which prices increase after falling in value

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Improvement in trade has been driven by the lower cost of borrowing and the recovery of the manufac…

noun

The act or process of making something stronger, more exciting, or successful again

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They played a huge part in the reinvigoration of popular music in the 1960s., the appointment of a …

noun

An instance of resuming something after an interruption.

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A renewal of hostilities

noun

The act of making an agreement continue for an extra period of time after it has come to an end

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Contract/licence renewals, the purchases are subject to annual renewal., be due for renewal if your…

noun

An increase or revival after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence.

Usage examples:

A resurgence of interest in religion

noun

An increase of activity or interest in a particular subject or idea which had been forgotten for some time

Usage examples:

[ c usually sing ] there’s been a resurgence of criticism of the president.

noun

A process in which something starts to grow, develop, or become successful again

Usage examples:

There has been a resurgence of interest in telecom stocks., a resurgence in sth if the hoped-for sp…

noun

An improvement in the condition, strength, or fortunes of someone or something.

Usage examples:

A revival in the fortunes of the party

noun

A revival is also a performance of a play which has not been seen for a long time

Usage examples:

[ c ] a revival of pinter’s 1960 play

noun

A process in which something starts to grow, develop, or become successful again

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Senior economists believe that market liberalism is leading to a revival of the economy., we remain…

verb

Move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.

Usage examples:

The tiny aircraft rose from the ground

noun

An upward movement; an instance of rising.

Usage examples:

The bird has a display flight of steep flapping rises

verb

Move upward

adjective

Flying or rising high in the air.

Usage examples:

The coloured trails of soaring rockets

verb

Fly or rise high in the air.

Usage examples:

The bird spread its wings and soared into the air

adjective

Increasing quickly in amount, number, value, or level

Usage examples:

Soaring costs/prices/sales for most of the summer, consumers in america were insulated from the soa…

noun

A sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the tide.

Usage examples:

Flooding caused by tidal surges

verb

(of a crowd or a natural force) move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward.

Usage examples:

The journalists surged forward

noun

A sudden and great increase

Usage examples:

A surge in sales, a surge in the stock market, the young american’s victory touched off a surge of …

noun

An upward surge in the strength or quantity of something; an increase.

Usage examples:

An upsurge in vandalism and violent crime

noun

A sudden or large increase

Usage examples:

Department stores report a recent upsurge in credit-card fraud.

noun

A sudden large increase in something

Usage examples:

Upsurge in sth the recent upsurge in people working beyond the retirement age is due to the falling…

noun

An increase in strength or quantity; an upward trend.

Usage examples:

An upswing in economic activity