raises

Meanings

• Verb

  To cause or allow (something) to rise or go up.

  - "The balloon raises into the sky."
  - "The sun raises after the night."
  - "Prices raise when demand increases."

• Verb

  Give a raise, as in salary or wages.

  - "Employees receive a raise every year."
  - "The manager decided to give John a raise."
  - "Salespeople can earn a raise by meeting their targets."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

lift

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with raises
razes , mazes , hazes

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Variants

List of all variants of raises that leads to same result
raise , raise Cain , raise eyebrows , raise hell , raise the bar , raised , raised Cain , raised eyebrows , raised hell , raised the bar , raiser , raisers , raises , raises Cain , raises eyebrows , raises hell , raises the bar , raising , raising Cain , raising eyebrows , raising hell , raising the bar , fund-raise , fund-raised , fund-raises , fund-raising , fundraise , fundraised , fundraises , fundraising , raise red flags , raised red flags , raises red flags , raising red flags , red flag , red flags , re-raise , re-raised , re-raises , re-raising , reraise , reraised , reraises , reraising , raise its ugly head , raised its ugly head , raises its ugly head , raising its ugly head , rear its ugly head , rear/raise its ugly head , reared its ugly head , rearing its ugly head , rears its ugly head

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Etymology

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Old English rāsan, rāsian, from rās 'crest, summit, top' + -an, -ian.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'raises' is also used in heraldry to refer to a charge that is raised above others in a coat of arms.

2. In the game of poker, a 'raise' is when a player increases the bet after another player has made a bet.

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Related Concepts

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1. Salary raise: An increase in an employee's base salary.

2. Price raise: An increase in the cost of a product or service.

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Culture

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In literature, 'raises' is used metaphorically to describe the rising action in a story. In music, a 'raise' can refer to a modulation, where the key of a song changes.

How to Memorize "raises"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a balloon being filled with helium and rising into the sky.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'raises' with the image of a hot air balloon lifting off the ground.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember 'Raises' as 'Rising Amounts, Salaries Increase Every Year'.

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