nudge
verb
uk/nʌdʒ/ us [ I or T ]
to move by a small amount in a particular direction, especially up, or make something do this:
Shares in the company nudged higher while its competitors' shares fell.
nudge up Interest rates are gently nudging up.
nudge sth up The Federal Reserve began nudging interest rates up.
nudge (sth) down The credit card nudged down the APR of loans taken out online from 6.1% to 5.9%.
[ T ]
to be close to reaching a particular price or level:
With crude nudging $72 a barrel, the price of unleaded was once again the subject of concern.
Inflation is nudging 10%.
nudge
noun [ S ]
uk/nʌdʒ/ usa slight change in the value or level of something, usually an increase:
give sth/get a nudge Before long medical costs will get another upward nudge as the number of older people in rich countries rises.
give a nudge to sth News that retail sales rose more than most had expected gave a nudge to a number of retail stocks.
a small action that encourages something to happen:
Gold reacts to the smallest nudge of the US dollar.