jack up (something)
to raise prices, to raise something with a lifting device
The gas station jacked up their gas prices during the storm. We jacked up the car so that we could change the tire.
Fact
Just about 3 people are born every second, and about 1.3333 people die every second. The result is about a 2 and 2/3 net increase of people every second. Almost 10 people more live on this Earth now, than before you finished reading this.
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