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Runup

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Runup
1. A sudden increase in price, especially of a stock. Runups are usually temporary.

2. A sudden increase in some economic measure. For example, the Federal Reserve may run up interest rates, or a recession may lead to a runup in unemployment.

runup
A sharp, short-term increase in the price of a stock or the stock market.


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A market runup of that magnitude would be welcome but is not likely, and even a 3 percentage point increase in PERS contributions would be difficult to manage without affecting public employment, services or taxes.
It's a terrible time for this to happen in the runup to Christmas.
THE RAPID RUNUP IN GASOLINE prices has been the topic of choice wherever two or more people gather.
 
 
 
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