noun · neutral
raise
/reɪz/RAISE
Band 5-6speakingtask2
an increase in someone's pay
Examples
“After two years in the role I finally received a modest raise, which made staying with the company worth it.”
“I asked my manager for a raise after my performance review.”
“The company gives annual raises to staff with good evaluations.”
Band 8 sentence
“After two years in the role I finally received a modest raise, which made staying with the company worth it.”
Collocations
- get a raise
- annual raise
- ask for a raise
Word family
raise verbraise noun
Common mistakes
Prices raised last year.→Prices rose last year.
He hopes to get a increase.→He hopes to get a raise.
Say it for a higher band
5pay increase→6pay rise→7+raise
Synonyms
pay rise
increase
Easily confused
rise
“Summer temperatures usually rise in July.”
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