jack-up

noun

An increase or rise; usually said of prices, fees, or rates.

“a jack-up rig”

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Meanings

nounjack-up (plural jack-ups)

plural jack-ups · alternative jackup

  1. An increase or rise; usually said of prices, fees, or rates.

    It’s hard to stay in business with the recent jack-up in fuel costs.

  2. attributiveoftenA machine that uses jacks or hydraulic lifts.

    a jack-up rig

    1 more example

    The second phase of resilience work at Dawlish station began on November 5, with the arrival off the coast of an eight-legged walking jack-up barge known as a Wavewalker.

    2020 November 18, “Network News: Wavewalker starts work at Dawlish”, in Rail, page 11

Origin

Attributive use of verb phrase jack up.

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APA

jack-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jack-up

MLA

“jack-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jack-up. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jack-up,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jack-up.

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