Skyrocket
(verb)
- Rise rapidly and steeply.
- To increase rapidly and steeply in value or price.
Origin:
Early 19th century: from sky + rocket.
Examples:
- The stock prices skyrocketed after the announcement.
- The price of the stock skyrocketed.
- The cost of living skyrocketed.
- The company's profits skyrocketed after the new product launch.
- The population of the city skyrocketed in recent years.