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step-up

step-up adjective: that increases a voltage.

Adjective

step-up (not comparable)

  1. That increases a voltage.
    • a step-up transformer
    Antonyms:
    stepdown, step-down

Noun

step-up (plural step-ups)

  1. A workout movement wherein one leg stands on an elevated surface and lifts in the concentric part the rest of the body up onto it to target – depending on angle and starting distance of the other leg and weights applied by the arms – the femoral and gluteal muscles variously.
  2. An increase.
    • Elsewhere in this issue, for example, an article on the new pattern of freight train operation in the N.E.R. consequent upon the opening this summer of its three mechanised marshalling yards shows that one effect will be a further step-up in the speed of the East Coast main line freight traffic.1963 July, “News and Comment: Roller bearings for freight stock”, in Modern Railways, pages 5–6
    Antonyms:
    stepdown, step-down
  3. (US, especially) A phenomenon whereby the growth in market value of an asset or investment is not taxed under certain circumstances, generally involving buying and holding until the buyer's death, followed by inheritance.
    • a step-up in basis
    • on a step-up basis

step-up meaning in Vietnamese

step-up in Vietnamese

voltage increase
tăng thế

Antonyms of step-up

Forms of step-up

pluralstep-ups

Origin of step-up

Deverbal from step up.

Questions about step-up

What does step-up mean?
Step-up means that increases a voltage.
What is step-up in Vietnamese?
Step-up in Vietnamese is tăng thế. See Step-up meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is step-up?
Step-up can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near step-up in the dictionary

  1. step-throughs
  2. step-thru
  3. step-thrus
  4. step-uncle
  5. step-uncles
  6. step-up
  7. step-ups
  8. Stepak
  9. Stepaks
  10. Stepan
  11. Stepanakert

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