to rise in rank

  • 21rise — 1 /raIz/ verb past tense rose past participle risen / rIzFn/ (I) 1 INCREASE to increase in number, amount or value: House prices are likely to rise towards the end of this year. | rise by 10%/$3/a large amount etc: Sales rose by 20% over the… …

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  • 22rank — I UK [ræŋk] / US noun Word forms rank : singular rank plural ranks ** 1) [countable/uncountable] someone s official position in the armed forces, police, fire service etc Her rank when she retired was captain. rank of: He joined in 1998, and… …

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  • 23rank — rank1 [ ræŋk ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount someone s official position in the military, police force, fire department, etc.: Her rank when she retired was captain. rank of: He joined in 1998, and quickly rose to the rank of detective.… …

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  • 24rank — I. /ræŋk / (say rangk) noun 1. a number of persons forming a separate class in the social scale or in any graded body: people of every rank and station. 2. position or standing in the social scale or in any graded body: the rank of colonel. 3.… …

  • 25rank — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a position in a hierarchy, a grade of advancement. b a distinct social class, a grade of dignity or achievement (people of all ranks; in the top rank of performers). c high social position (persons of rank). d a place in a scale …

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  • 26rise — [[t]raɪz[/t]] v. rose, ris•en [[t]ˈrɪz ən[/t]] ris•ing, n. 1) to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture 2) to get up from bed, esp. to begin the day after a night s sleep 3) phl to become erect and stiff, as the hair in fright 4) to… …

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  • 27rise — I. intransitive verb (rose; risen; rising) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rīsan; akin to Old High German rīsan to rise Date: before 12th century 1. a. to assume an upright position especially from lying, kneeling, or sitting b. to… …

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  • 28Rank-dependent expected utility — The rank dependent expected utility model (originally called anticipated utility) is a generalized expected utility model of choice under uncertainty, designed to explain the behaviour observed in the Allais paradox, as well as for the… …

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  • 29rise from — phr verb Rise from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chair, ↑couch, ↑obscurity, ↑rank, ↑seat, ↑sofa …

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  • 30rise to — phr verb Rise to is used with these nouns as the object: ↑altitude, ↑bait, ↑challenge, ↑crescendo, ↑fame, ↑foot, ↑height, ↑level, ↑maximum, ↑occasion, ↑peak, ↑ …

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