step up
Example Sentences
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“This is reflected in a marked step-up in their medium-term capacity plans and in our record order intake.”
For one, Jefferies analyst Brent Thill predicts the “largest step-up in history” on remaining performance obligations, a measure of backlog, after last quarter’s $392 billion, which reflected accelerating growth of 51%.
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By gifting these shares to your children during your lifetime, they lost their step-up in basis, meaning they have to pay capital gains on any appreciation based on the original purchase price.
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“We have a clear opportunity to return to growth, to strengthen our culture and to deliver a step-up in our business performance.”
Chinese officials are likely to repeat the “around 5%” economic growth target for 2026 in March, which possibly requires a stronger step-up in fiscal and monetary policy accommodation, he says.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
