upcreep
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editupcreep (plural upcreeps)
- 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
editupcreep (third-person singular simple present upcreeps, present participle upcreeping, simple past and past participle upcrept)
- (intransitive) To creep upwards.