What does higher-up mean?
Definitions for higher-up
high·er-up
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word higher-up.
Princeton's WordNet
superior, higher-up, superordinateadverb
one of greater rank or station or quality
above, higher up, in a higher place, to a higher placeadverb
in or to a place that is higher
Wiktionary
higher-upnoun
Somebody with greater authority, seniority, rank, status or position; one who outranks.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of higher-up in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of higher-up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of higher-up in a Sentence
If you don't know someone higher up in the army, all your benefits go to soldiers who know army officials.
Fallout from the Fed raising rates is going to be greater in the high-yield bond market than in loans, because loans are floating rate and higher up in the capital structure.
They have not won anything but the PTO has accepted that it will review it ... In my opinion the district court decision is more important. It is higher up the hierarchy and it is imminent, most likely in June.
Fine dining as a business model is fundamentally flawed, there are so many line items when you’re operating a high-end restaurant, that the higher up you go in the spectrum, the less there is at the end of the month.
We got word from higher up, and it was communicated to the OPD lieutenant that we needed to withdraw, so we came back outside. And waited for SWAT. SWAT arrived. SWAT handled everything from there.
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- على مستوى اعلىArabic
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