What does "jack up" mean?

To increase price sharply To raise prices significantly, often unfairly.

How do you use "jack up" in a sentence?

They jacked up the prices. Rents have been jacked up. Airlines jack up fares in summer.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common informal

含义: To increase price sharply

大幅提价、哄抬价格

Subir bruscamente, disparar (los precios)

（価格を）急激に上げる、つり上げる

(가격을) 급격히 올리다, 폭등시키다

To raise prices significantly, often unfairly.

大幅度提高价格，通常是不公平地。

Subir los precios significativamente, a menudo de manera injusta.

価格を大幅に引き上げること。しばしば不当に。

가격을 크게, 종종 부당하게 올리다.

Base verb: jack

Particle: up

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

They jacked up the prices.
他们大幅提价了
Dispararon los precios
彼らは価格をつり上げた
그들이 가격을 대폭 올렸다.
Rents have been jacked up.
租金被哄抬上去了
Los alquileres se han disparado
家賃が急騰した
임대료가 급등했다.
Airlines jack up fares in summer.
航空公司在夏季大幅涨价
Las aerolíneas suben las tarifas en verano
航空会社は夏に運賃をつり上げる
항공사들은 여름에 요금을 올린다.

语境: pricing, increase, unfair

语气: critical

From using a jack to lift something.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal