upcreep

English

Etymology

up- +‎ creep

Noun

upcreep (plural upcreeps)

1. A gradual movement upwards.
   • 1961, United States. Federal Open Market Committee, Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee..., page 923:

     […] the absence of a governmental wage policy and our continuing upcreep in wage rates […]

Verb

upcreep (third-person singular simple present upcreeps, present participle upcreeping, simple past and past participle upcrept)

1. (intransitive) To creep upwards.