What does ascenso in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word ascenso in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ascenso in Spanish.

The word ascenso in Spanish means ascent, climb, promotion, upward mobility, on the rise, rising, incrementing. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ascenso

ascent, climb

nombre masculino (subida) (mountain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ascenso por la colina resultó muy agradable.
The ascent (or: climb) up the hill ended up being very nice.

promotion

nombre masculino (mejora)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ascenso en la empresa le supuso una mejora en su calidad de vida.
The promotion in the company ultimately bettered his quality of life.

upward mobility

(mejora)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La educación es un vehículo para lograr el ascenso social.
Education is a vehicle to achieve upward mobility.

on the rise

locución adverbial (que sube, incrementa)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Las acciones de esa empresa están en ascenso.
Share prices in that company are on the rise.

rising, incrementing

locución adjetiva (que sube, incrementa)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El peso es una moneda en ascenso, lo cual beneficia a los importadores.
The peso is a rising currency, which benefits importers.

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