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jump: ▪ I. jump jump ¹ [dʒʌmp] verb [intransitive]

1. to increase suddenly by a large amount:

• Share prices jumped by almost 8% yesterday.

• Imports jumped 12% to $5.6 billion.

2. jump ship to leave a company or organization, especially because it is not very good or very successful:

• Their chairman jumped ship for a similar position with a German firm.

jump in phrasal verb [intransitive]

to do something quickly, often without thinking about it carefully:

• He counseled caution to clients wanting to jump in and buy stocks.

jump into something phrasal verb [transitive]

to begin investing in, producing, or trading in a particular type of goods or services:

• The company jumped into robots a few years ago.

[m0] ▪ II. jump jump ² noun [countable]

1. a sudden large increase:

jump in

• The company reported an 11% jump in sales last year.

• another big jump in crude oil prices

2. have/get a jump on somebody to have or get an advantage over another person or company:

• AT&T is trying to get a jump on its rivals in the videophone market.

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jump UK US /dʒʌmp/ verb [I]

► if prices, profits, shares, etc. jump, they increase by a large amount in a short period of time: »Interest rates look set to jump over the coming months.
jump from sth to sth »The PMI index jumped from 54.5 to 56.1 in March, its highest level for six years.
jump (by) 31%/98 points/€116, etc. »The airline's full-year pre-tax profits jumped 56% despite the impact of higher oil prices.
»Overall music sales have jumped more than 19 percent in the last twelve months.

● jump ship — Cf. jump ship

● jump on the bandwagon — Cf. jump on the bandwagon

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jump UK US /dʒʌmp/ noun [C]

► a sudden large increase in the price, value, or amount of something: »The tech stocks in the index posted the biggest jumps.
a jump in sth »Universities and colleges have reported a dramatic jump in the number of applications.
a jump of 50%/150 points/€150, etc. »Net casino revenues increased by 19% to $41 million, a jump of 138% over the fourth quarter of 2008.
a 25%/90 point/20 pence, etc. jump »Heavyweight stock helped to drag the FTSE 100 higher with a 27.5p jump to 742p.
a jump from sth »The increase in home repossessions, showing a 31% jump from last year's figures, is depressing property values.
»a jump in profits/sales/inflation
»a big/sharp/significant jump

● get/have a jump on sb/sth — Cf. have a jump on sth

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Synonyms:

Jump over, leap over, skip over, pass by a leap, Leap, spring, bound, skip, hop, vault, caper, Leap, spring, bound, hop, vault, caper

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