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

Examples of top up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Listen to this article New York City transportation officials on Monday unveiled the first Citi Bike docks with on-site charging for e-bikes — which will keep the bike-share program’s electric rides topped up throughout the day. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024 My delicious ganache chocolates were also topped up daily. Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 30 Apr. 2024 Home charging is one of the benefits EV owners enjoy most: starting every day with a full charge and topping up overnight. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024 The number of fast chargers, which can top up a battery in less than half an hour, grew 36 percent from April 2023 to April 2024. Jack Ewing, New York Times, 3 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for top up 

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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 1 Jul. 2024.

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