Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manage up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
man-age up
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To calculate one's interactions with someone above oneself in a hierarchy (often one's own manager) so as to try to guide them into choosing a certain option (narrow scope) or to guide them into doing a better job at their leadership of their subordinates (broader scope).

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

manages up (present, singular) managing up (participle, present) managed up (participle, past) managed up (past)

Antonyms

manage manage down

Questions

What does manage up mean?
To calculate one's interactions with someone above oneself in a hierarchy (often one's own manager) so as to try to guide them into choosing a certain option (narrow scope) or to guide them into doing a better job at their leadership of their subordinates (broader scope).

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