Dictionary definition · raising
noun
- the event of something being raised upward"an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"
- the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community"they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
adjective
- increasing in quantity or value"a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).