12 example sentences using raise.
Raise used in a sentence
Raise in a sentence as a noun
First, you're obviously still needed to help their raise funds.
He learned how to raise money by selling his business idea to other people who think like him.
SUing something like a leveraged buyout to raise massive funds to acquire companies.
He moves jobs every 6-12 months which means a recurring bounty for the recruiter and a raise for the sociopath.
How minimal is a lifestyle that wastes good soy protein to raise beef cattle?Real minimalists take less than their fair share, not more.
The law is designed to accommodate the practical needs of companies that want to raise capital.
Raise in a sentence as a verb
We're gonna have to raise the bar on what it means to be a "tinfoil hatter"; the original definition has become reality.
They should raise the minimum wage for factory workers, create more stringent regulation and make great effort to ensure those regulations are followed.
He wants people to focus on the issue he raised: Whether school officials considered that students could incriminate themselves with their answers to the survey that included questions about drug and alcohol use.
If any potential investors even sniff the possibility, they'll run and never look back while your current investors will raise holy ****, even if the CEO+CTO were able to find some fig leaf of justification.
[2] In the UK this is a semi-democratic consultation process which occurs at local government level and involves publicly presenting the designs to local councillors to give residents of the area a chance to raise a formal objection.
" That is why it costs many millions of dollars to do the legal and accounting work to take a company public but only a couple of thousand to issue stock in a new corporation and only a few tens of thousands to raise a few million in a Series A private placement.
Raise definitions
the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it"
the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"
collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college"
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
move upwards; "lift one's eyes"
See also: lift
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
bet more than the previous player
cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"
put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'"
activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"
establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"
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; "raised edges"
invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
See also: lift
put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
See also: lift