nudge Значение & определение

Значение на nudge на български

• 0 to push something or someone gently, especially to push someone with your elbow (= the middle part of your arm where it bends) to attract the person's attention:

  • The children were giggling and nudging each other.

  • He nudged the cat off the sofa so that he could sit down.

  • Oil prices continue to nudge higher.

  • Peter must be nudging 40 now.

• 1 to encourage or persuade someone to do something in a way that is gentle rather than forceful or direct:

  • He cleverly nudges us towards the conclusion he himself has reached.

  • Do you find your parents nudging you in the direction of further study?

• 2 the act of pushing someone or something gently:

  • I gave him a nudge to wake him up.

• 3 something that encourages or persuades someone to do something in a gentle way, or the act of doing this:

  • Her words gave me the nudge I needed to learn to bake.

  • This incentive was a nudge in the right direction.

• 4 to push someone or something gently, sometimes to get someone’s attention:

  • My wife nudged me to tell me to get off the phone so that she could use it.

• 5 to move by a small amount in a particular direction, especially up, or make something do this:

  • Shares in the company nudged higher while its competitors' shares fell.

  • nudge up Interest rates are gently nudging up.

  • nudge sth up The Federal Reserve began nudging interest rates up.

  • nudge (sth) down The credit card nudged down the APR of loans taken out online from 6.1% to 5.9%.

• 6 to be close to reaching a particular price or level:

  • With crude nudging $72 a barrel, the price of unleaded was once again the subject of concern.

  • Inflation is nudging 10%.

• 7 a slight change in the value or level of something, usually an increase:

  • give sth/get a nudge Before long medical costs will get another upward nudge as the number of older people in rich countries rises.

  • give a nudge to sth News that retail sales rose more than most had expected gave a nudge to a number of retail stocks.

• 8 a small action that encourages something to happen:

  • Gold reacts to the smallest nudge of the US dollar.