What does raising mean?
Definitions for raising
rais·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word raising.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
raising, rearing, nurturenoun
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
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"
raisingadjective
increasing in quantity or value
"a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"
Wiktionary
raisingnoun
Elevation.
raisingnoun
Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity
raisingnoun
Recruitment.
raisingnoun
Collection or gathering, especially of money.
Webster Dictionary
Raising
of Raise
Raisingnoun
the act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life
Raisingnoun
specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising
Raisingnoun
the operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning
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Rank popularity for the word 'raising' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3823
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Rank popularity for the word 'raising' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4698
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of raising in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of raising in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of raising in a Sentence
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Translations for raising
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- elevationemLatin
- wychowywaniePolish
- yükselenTurkish
- nuôi nấngVietnamese
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