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Noun/Verb
1. Verb
to lift up, to elevate
Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar. - Orrin Woodward 2. Verb to grow or cultivate It takes a village to raise a child. - Proverb 3. Noun an increase in salary It must be awfully frustrating to get a small raise at work and then have it all eaten by a higher cost of commuting. - Ben Bernanke (1953-)