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rack sth up
[ M ]
2. to increase something such as a rent or price, especially by an amount that is considered to be too much
• Our landlord racked up the rent by 15% this year., rack sth up
[ M ]
1. mainly US informal to gradually get more points, profits, etc.; to accumulate
• He has racked up 450 points in three months.
• Astronomical profits/losses were racked up by airlines last year.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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noun ADJ. display, storage | cooling, drying | letter, luggage, magazine, plate, spice, toast, vegetable, wine, etc. | roof We fixed the canoe onto the car's roof rack. VERB + RACK hang sth on, put sth on/onto/in/into, stack sth in/on, store sth in/on The wine is stored in special racks. RACK + VERB contain sth, hold sth The racks along the wall held most of the costumes. PREP. in a/the ~ He replaced the CD in the rack. | on a/the ~ Spread the flowers out to dry on a rack. | ~ for a rack for storing apples | ~ of racks of magazines
Oxford Collocations Dictionary