leap // verb (leapt, leapt // or leaped, leaped) [+ obj or no obj]

to increase suddenly and by a large amount:

Shares leapt in value from 476¢ to close at 536¢.

leap noun [C]:

a leap in profits/productivity

• publicize
• public law
• public liability
• public limited company
• publicly-held
• publicly traded
• public offering
• public-private
• public-private partnership
• public relations
• public sale
• public sector
• public sector borrowing requirement
• public servant
• public service
• public service vehicle
• public spending
• public transport
• public warehouse
• public works
• publish
• publisher
• puff
• pull
• pullback