▪ I. leap leap 1 [liːp] verb leapt PTandPP [lept] especially BrE leaped PTandPP especially AmE [intransitive]
to increase quickly and by a large amount:
• Shares leapt about 5% to $32.375.
[m0] ▪ II. leap leap 2 noun [countable]
a sudden large increase in the number or amount of something:
• Sales and earnings took a huge leap.
leap in
• Gold shares gained following a leap in the price of gold.
ˌquantum ˈleap , ˌquantum ˈjump
a very large and important improvement:
• Quantum leaps in information technologies have revolutionized how people work.
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leap UK /liːp/ verb [I] (leapt or leaped /lept/, leapt or leaped /lept/)
► to increase, improve, or grow very quickly: exports/prices/profits leap »
Property prices have leapt over 30% in the past year.
leap (to sth) »The company's shares leapt 17.5p to 210p.
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leap UK US /liːp/ noun [C]
► a big change, increase, or improvement: a leap in costs/profits/sales »
The software designer should report a near 40% leap in profits to around £124m.
a leap forward for sb/sth »This launch represents a great leap forward for the company.
a 20%/40%/75%, etc. leap »The health insurance giant reported a 20% leap in pre-tax profits for the year.
Financial and business terms. 2012.