climb
verb
uk/klaɪm/ us [ I ]
if a price, number, or amount climbs, it increases:
costs/prices/rates climb Our costs have climbed rapidly in the last few years.
climb steadily/steeply/slowly
[ I or T ]
to improve your position at work or in society:
He quickly climbed to the top of his profession.
climb the housing/promotion/corporate ladder As executives struggle to climb the corporate ladder, they often do not want to say anything that could harm their chances.
climb
noun [ C, usually singular ]
uk/klaɪm/ usan increase in a price, number, or amount:
a climb in sth A sustained climb in interest rates could hit some parts of the housing market harder than others.
a period of improvement or progress:
It's going to be a long, hard climb before we get out of this recession.
Her climb to the top of the profession was remarkably quick.