Salary Increase Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "RAISE" which means:

noun
• • The amount a salary is increased
• • An upward slope or grade (as in a road)
• • Increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
• • The act of raising something
verb
• • Raise the level or amount of something
• • Raise from a lower to a higher position
• • Cause to be heard or known; express or utter
• • Collect funds for a specific purpose
• • Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
• • Look after a child until it is an adult
• • Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
• • Move upwards
• • Construct, build, or erect
• • Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
• • Create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
• • Raise in rank or condition
• • Increase the level of
• • Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
• • Cause to puff up with a leaven
• • Bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
• • Bet more than the previous player
• • Cause to assemble or enlist in military
• • Put forward for consideration or discussion
• • Pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
• • Activate or stir up
• • Establish radio communications with
• • Multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
• • Bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
• • Invigorate or heighten
• • Put an end to
• • Cause to become alive again
• • Register formally as a participant or member

An example sentence would be:

• • "She decided to raise her hand and ask a question."
• • "They raise chickens on their farm."

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