jumped a fifth

English translation: increased by 20%

10:49 Apr 4, 2005

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English term or phrase: jumped a fifth

The circular reflects the central government's determination to deflate urban home prices that jumped almost a fifth in the past year in Shanghai alone.

What does "jumped almost a fifth" mean? Increased by almost a fifth?

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Jianming Sun KudoZ activity Questions: 2132 (none open) (13 closed without grading) Answers: 1174
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Selected answer:increased by 20%

Explanation:
IMHO

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by \"ca. 20%\" to be correct ;-)

Selected response from:

Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
Local time: 04:33

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increased by 20%

Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)

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shot up by almost twenty percent

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increased by 20%

Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
Local time: 04:33
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edith1

1 min

-> thanks!

agree

Charlie Bavington: almost or nearly 20%. If I was pendantic, I would say that "ca. 20%" would encompass a figure such as 20.2% whereas the text is "almost" 20% i.e. a figure LOWER than 20, so "ca." is inappropriate :-)

3 mins

-> yes - your absolutely right! almost or nearly it should be! thanks for being pedantic ;-)

agree

Mikhail Kropotov: increased by almost 20%

4 mins

-> yes - almost/nearly 20%

agree

Ian Burley (X)

29 mins

-> thanks!

neutral

Nick Somers (X): Am I being pedantic (again) in suggesting that ca. is more appropriate for dates? Don't like it here: I'd say "almost".

1 hr

-> don't know about dates but here definitely 'almost' is a better choice :)

agree

mportal

1 hr

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agree

tappi_k

4 hrs

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conejo

4 hrs

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agree

Can Altinbay: Good answer. Actually, for dates, you would you "c".

4 hrs

-> thanks

agree

jccantrell: I'll drink to this....errr, oh you were speaking of a different type of fifth...

5 hrs

-> ;-)

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

shot up by almost twenty percent

Explanation:
another way of expressing it

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this keeps the idea of a sharp increase, as opposed to simply an increase

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