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Meaning of add up

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

add up

Pronunciation:

verb

Definitions

  1. To take a sum.

    Example: Add up the prices and find out how much it will cost.

  2. To accumulate; to amount to.

    Example: If you can save even a couple of dollars per day, it will add up to a lot over a year.

  3. To make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.

    Example: His story just doesn't add up. Why would he have been at the restaurant the day before the event?