uprate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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raise the value, rate, or size of, upgrade
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photog to increase the effective speed of (a film) by underexposing, usually up to two stops, and subsequently overdeveloping (pushing the processing)
Etymology
Origin of uprate
Example Sentences
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Squeezing more electricity out of existing plants is called an uprate.
Alva’s uprate projects would work like this: The company would act as the project developer for building a steam-turbine and electric generator next to existing nuclear facilities, which would keep producing power during the construction.
Alva’s co-founder James Krellenstein estimates his uprate projects would each cost just over $1 billion, be completed in five years or less and add between 200 and 300 megawatts of electric generating capacity to the grid.
Plus, traditionally these figures are used to uprate many benefits for working age people - some may see an increase of about 6% in their universal credit payments next spring.
From BBC
The triple-lock, which is used to uprate the state pension, acted as a crucial safeguard against rising retirement living costs, researchers said.
From BBC
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