Definitions for raising
rais·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. elevation, lift, raisingnoun

   the event of something being raised upward

   "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"

2. raising, rearing, nurturenoun

   the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

3. breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringingadjective

   helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

   "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"

4. raisingadjective

   increasing in quantity or value

   "a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. raisingnoun

   Elevation.

2. raisingnoun

   Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity

3. raisingnoun

   Recruitment.

4. raisingnoun

   Collection or gathering, especially of money.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Raising

   of Raise

2. Raisingnoun

   the act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life

3. Raisingnoun

   specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising

4. Raisingnoun

   the operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning

Matched Categories

1. • Rise
   • Upbringing

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'raising' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3823

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'raising' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4698

Anagrams for raising »

1. air sign

2. airings

3. arising

How to pronounce raising?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of raising in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of raising in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of raising in a Sentence

1. Spokesman Yang Yujun:

   The army is an important force in our military, the setting up of this army mechanism will benefit ... raising management efficiency and accelerate military modernisation.

2. Ingo Hofmaier:

   Glencore's exit was clearly a no confidence vote on the sector but foremost on a company that is disadvantaged versus the other big players, the situation is critical. Raising capital now will put pressure on the share price and as the highest-cost of the big producers, Lonmin is the first to feel the pain and the need to restructure.

3. Sonja Lyubomirsky:

   Happy people don't sit around, they strive for something personally meaningful, whether it's learning a new language, retraining in their careers or raising good kids. Find a happy person, and you will find a project.

4. Rob Thummel:

   We believe that OPEC will act like a central bank going forward, raising and lowering production as necessary with an objective of keeping global oil inventories at normal, 5-year levels.

5. Spencer Zwick:

   You see campaigns raising significant money, but I would say the great majority (of former Romney donors) have not yet aligned with a candidate, this is really a chance for donors to get to know and ultimately pick the candidate they want to support.

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