The definition of a raise refers to having your salary increased or a higher bet in a gambling game such as poker.
(noun)To raise is to move or lift something upward, to increase the amount of something, to bring up an issue, trying to collect funds, bringing up a child, or betting more money than another player in a gambling game.
(verb)See raise in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb raised, raising
Origin: ME raisen < ON reisa, caus. of risa, to rise
intransitive verb
noun
See raise in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb raised raised, rais·ing, rais·es verb, transitive
Origin:
Origin: Middle English raisen
Origin: , from Old Norse reisa; see er-1 in Indo-European roots
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