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Meaning of uplift in English

uplift
noun
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/ˈʌp.lɪft/ uk
/ˈʌp.lɪft/

uplift noun (IMPROVEMENT)

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[ U ] formal
improvement of a person's moral or spiritual condition:
We are counting on your speech, bishop, to give some moral uplift to the delegates.
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Making things better
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uplift noun (SUPPORT)

[ U ]
support or forces that raise an object or hold it up:
The wings are designed to provide uplift when the plane is flying horizontally.
an uplift bra
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Underwear
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uplift noun (INCREASE)

[ C or U ]
an increase in value:
Shares have now recovered to 481p - this represents a huge uplift of almost 50 percent in their value.

uplift noun (COLLECTION)

[ C ] Scottish English
the act of collecting goods or people from one place, in order to take them to another:
Alloa Community Enterprises provide a free uplift service for furniture and household appliances.
uplift
verb [ T ]
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uplift verb [T] (IMPROVE)

to improve a person's moral or spiritual condition
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Good, better and best
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uplift verb [T] (RAISE)

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to raise something to a higher position
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Up and upward

uplift verb [T] (COLLECT)

Scottish English
to collect goods or people from one place, in order to take them to another:
Coaches will set down and uplift passengers only as directed by the police in the streets mentioned.
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Transferring and transporting objects
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(Definition of uplift from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

uplift | Business English

uplift
noun [ C ]
  STOCK MARKET, COMMERCE
/ˈʌplɪft/ uk
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an increase in value:
Shares have now recovered to $4.81 - this represents a huge uplift of almost 50% in their value.
Forecasts suggest that the stores should enjoy 16% sales uplifts.
(Definition of uplift from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of uplift

in Chinese (Traditional)
改善, （道德境界的）提升，促進, （精神上的）鼓舞，振作…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
改善, （道德境界的）提升，促进, （精神上的）鼓舞，振作…
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in Spanish
elevación…
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in Portuguese
aumento, pegar…
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