go up
/ɡoʊ ʌp/
Meaning
In a business or professional context, 'go up' means to increase in price, value, amount, or level. It is a very common, less formal alternative to 'increase' or 'rise' when analyzing trends, sales, or costs.
Examples
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The price of raw materials has gone up significantly this quarter.
The price of raw materials has gone up significantly this quarter.
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If our expenses continue to go up, we will need to cut our budget.
If our expenses continue to go up, we will need to cut our budget.
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We expect sales to go up once the new marketing campaign launches.
We expect sales to go up once the new marketing campaign launches.
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Interest rates are going up again next month, which might affect our loans.
Interest rates are going up again next month, which might affect our loans.
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Our website traffic went up by twenty percent after the redesign.
Our website traffic went up by twenty percent after the redesign.
Common Mistakes
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✗ The sales went up of 10% last month.
✓ The sales went up by 10% last month.
Use the preposition 'by' to indicate the amount or percentage of the increase.
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✗ We need to go up our prices to cover the costs.
✓ We need to raise our prices to cover the costs.
'Go up' is an intransitive verb and cannot take a direct object. You cannot 'go up' something; instead, use 'raise' or 'increase'.
Related Expressions
Practice
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Gas prices always seem to ___ during the summer holidays.
💡 Increase or rise
Show answer
go up
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Our company's stock has ___ by five percent today.
💡 Past participle of the verb meaning to increase
Show answer
gone up