add up to
English
Verb
add up to (third-person singular simple present adds up to, present participle adding up to, simple past and past participle added up to)
- (transitive) To have a particular effect in combination.
- The costs of all the parts added up to five times the cost of the car.
- Increasing prices and frozen wages add up to hardship for the poorer families.
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