Raise

Raise

/rāz/

Noun/Verb

1. Verb

to lift up, to elevate

Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.

– Orrin Woodward

2. Verb

to grow or cultivate

It takes a village to raise a child.

– Proverb

3. Noun

an increase in salary

It must be awfully frustrating to get a small raise at work and then have it all eaten by a higher cost of commuting.

– Ben Bernanke (1953-)