Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drive up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables
drive up
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to increase.

Informal

verb

To drive to a location that is north of one's current location.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

drives up (present, singular) driving up (participle, present) drove up (past) driven up (participle, past)

Antonyms

drive down

Questions

What does drive up mean?
To cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to increase.

How to pronounce drive up

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