racksomethingup
phrasal verbwithrackverb[Toften passive]uk/ræk/us/ræk/
tograduallyget morepoints,profits, etc.:
He hasrackedup 450pointsin threemonths.
Astronomicalprofits/losseswererackedup byairlineslastyear.
Synonym
accumulate
toincreasesomething such as arentorprice,especiallyby anamountthat isconsideredto be too much:
Ourlandlordrackedup therentby 15percentthisyear.
Increasing and intensifying
- -ify
- accretion
- accumulate
- accumulative
- add fuel to the fireidiom
- additive
- blaze
- crank
- heighten
- hot up
- increase
- increment
- inflation
- mushroom
- redouble
- resurge
- rocket
- saturation
- scalesomethingup
- stake
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