add up to

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Verb

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add up to (third-person singular simple present adds up to, present participle adding up to, simple past and past participle added up to)

  1. (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.