raise
noun/reɪz/
/reɪz/
(North American English) (British English rise)
- an increase in the money you are paid for the work you do
- If I asked my boss for a raise he’d fire me.
Homophones raise | rays | razeraise rays razeTopics Moneyb1/reɪz//reɪz/- raise verb
- Raise your hand if you know the answer.
- raise noun
- You work so hard, you deserve a raise!
- rays noun (plural of ray)
- Rays of sunlight streamed through the window.
- raze verb
- They used bulldozers to raze entire neighbourhoods.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRaise is used after these nouns:- merit
- pay
- salary
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse reisa; related to the verb rear.
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