run sth up betydelse and definition

Betydelse av run sth up på svenska

• 0 If you run up a debt, you do things that cause you to owe a large amount of money:

  • She stayed two weeks at the hotel and ran up a bill that she couldn't pay.

• 1 to quickly make something such as a piece of clothing from material:

  • [ + two objects ] I can run you up some curtains in a few hours, if you want.

• 2 to make the price or value of something increase:

  • Heavy buying ran the price of stocks up higher than expected.

• 3 to raise a flag into the air on a pole or mast:

  • They've run up a British flag on the roof.

• 4 to continue to add small amounts to an amount owed until the total amount becomes very high:

  • run up a debt/loss/bill