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  1. runup, run-upnoun

    a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time

    "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections"

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  1. runup

    Runup generally refers to the increase or build-up leading to an event or situation. However, its specific definition can vary based on the context. 1) In finance, runup refers to a rapid increase in the price of a security or in a market index before a major event such as earnings announcements or a merger. 2) In physical geography, runup is the vertical height on the shoreline at which a wave will run up during breaking. 3) In sports, runup is the approach run by a player before they make a jump, bowl or perform some other action. 4) In politics, runup often refers to the period of buildup and preparation leading to an election.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of runup in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of runup in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of runup in a Sentence

  1. Holly Tachovsky:

    Look at the last recession and you saw big price dips in places like Las Vegas where there was a huge runup while places like Austin, which didn't have a big spike, were flat.

  2. John Griffin:

    Manipulation could very well be behind the recent market moves. To act like bitcoin and crypto currency prices are purely driven by supply and demand of little traders... ignores the specific mechanics of this marketplace, it would not be a stretch nor surprising to find that manipulative activity is behind the recent runup when the underlying market mechanics are similar to before.

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