UPLIFT


Meaning of UPLIFT in English

(~ed)

1.

If something ~s people, it helps them to have a better life, for example by making them feel happy or by improving their social conditions. (LITERARY)

We need a little something to help sometimes, to ~ us and make us feel better...

Art was created to ~ the mind and the spirit.

VERB: V n, V n

Uplift is also a noun.

This victory was a massive ~ for us.

N-VAR

2.

In economics, an ~ in something such as the price of shares is an increase in their value.

...an ~ in the stock market...

Its shares were down across the first quarter, but are now showing a 20 per cent ~.

N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N in n

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