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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌdraɪv ˈʌp/

drive up means: You make a price, number, or rate rise.

verb

CAUSE AN INCREASEB2

You make a price, number, or rate rise.

  • Fuel shortages drive up prices.
  • The new rules drove up the cost of building homes.
  • Will higher demand drive rents up again?

How to use it: drive up something (High demand can drive up rents.); drive something up (The shortage drove prices up.)

Similar words: increase, raise, push up

Opposites: lower, reduce

Common phrases: drive up prices, drive up costs, drive something up

TRAVEL NORTHB1

You travel by car to a place farther north.

  • We’ll drive up north tomorrow.
  • They drove up from London to Edinburgh last weekend.
  • Are you driving up to Manchester for the match?

How to use it: drive up to somewhere (We drove up to Scotland to visit my aunt.)

Similar words: drive north

Common phrases: drive up north, drive up to Scotland

Questions about drive up

What does drive up mean?

You make a price, number, or rate rise.

What is drive up in other languages?

Türkçe: artırmak · Español: aumentar · Français: faire monter · Deutsch: in die Höhe treiben · Italiano: far aumentare · 日本語: 押し上げる

How do you pronounce drive up?

It is pronounced /ˌdraɪv ˈʌp/.

How do you use drive up in a sentence?

Fuel shortages drive up prices. The new rules drove up the cost of building homes.

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