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run-up

or run·up (rŭn′ŭp′)

1. An often sudden increase: a run-up in interest rates; a run-up in food prices; a run-up in house values.

2. The period of time that leads up an event or occurrence: the run-up to the championship games.

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Noun	1.	run-up - a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time; "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections" runup increase - a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"
	2.	run-up - the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed bowling - the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc coming, approach, approaching - the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" broad jump, long jump - a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start pole jump, pole jumping, pole vault, pole vaulting - a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole

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run-up

[ˈrʌnʌp] N

1. (Brit) (to election etc) → período m previo (to a)

2. (Sport) → carrerilla f

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run-up

[ˈrʌnˌʌp] n the run-up to Christmas (Brit) → il periodo che precede natale

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