競せり上あげる

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Meanings

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ichidan verb, transitive verb

bid up; raise the price by bidding

Used in auction contexts when participants drive the price higher through competitive bidding.

競せる
競る is the base verb meaning 'to bid' or 'to compete in bidding'; 競り上げる specifically means to drive the price upward through bidding.
吊つり上あげる
吊り上げる can also mean 'to raise a price' but is more general and can be used outside auctions, often with a nuance of manipulation.

Compound of 競り (seri, 'bidding', continuative form of 競る) + 上げる (ageru, 'to raise').