Raising may refer to: *

Raising (linguistics) In linguistics, raising constructions involve the movement of an argument from an embedded or subordinate clause to a matrix or main clause; in other words, a raising predicate/verb appears with a syntactic argument that is not its semantic argu ...

, a syntactic construction *

Raising (phonetics) In phonology and phonetics, raising is a sound change in which a vowel or consonant becomes higher or raised, meaning that the tongue becomes more elevated or positioned closer to the roof of the mouth than before. The opposite effect is known ...

, a sound change *

Raising (metalworking) Raising is a metalworking technique whereby sheet metal is formed over a solid object by repeated "courses" of hammering and Annealing (metallurgy), annealing. A sheet metal worker is often required to raise, or bump, the work into form from the ...

, a metalworking technique *

Barn raising A barn raising, also historically called a raising bee or rearing in the U.K., is a collective action of a community, in which a barn for one of the members is built or rebuilt collectively by members of the community. Barn raising was particular ...

, a community event to erect the wooden framework for a building *

Fundraising Fundraising or fund-raising is the process of seeking and gathering voluntary financial contributions by engaging individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies. Although fundraising typically refers to efforts to gathe ...

, a method of raising money, usually for non-profits and schools

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