Salary Raise, Raise
Noun and する verb
しょうきゅう
業界の景気回復に伴い、昇給を願い出たんだが、うまくいかなかったよ。
When the industry made an economic comeback I applied for a raise, but it didn’t work out.
When you ascend in salary you get a pay raise at work.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.