top up

verb

topped up; topping up; tops up

transitive verb

British : to make up to the full quantity, capacity, or amount

intransitive verb

British : to replenish a supply
top-up noun British

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Blending quality financials, defensive properties and now a story that fits with investors’ craving for the next AI beneficiaries in digital services, Apple is an easy name to grab for to top up equity exposure. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024 The charging case for storing the earbuds adds up to 40 hours of extra playtime to the earbuds for topping up the charge on the go. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 In Paris, Team GB divers Jack Laugher and Noah Williams are using adult-only platform OnlyFans to top up their income. Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024 Levothyroxine is prescribed to treat hypothyroidism—where the thyroid doesn't produce enough of the hormone thyroxine—and works by topping up thyroid hormone levels. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for top up 

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of top up was in 1885

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“Top up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20up. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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