top up
verb
topped up; topping up; tops up
British
: to make up to the full quantity, capacity, or amount
British
: to replenish a supply
Examples of top up in a Sentence
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In the case of the OVO Energy-Nissan trial, the V2G charger was £3,700 more expensive than a unidirectional smart charger that can automatically top up a car at the cheapest times and thus save money.
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Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
By the end of 2023, there were almost 8,000 places to quickly top up an EV (28% of them exclusive to Tesla).
—Kyle Stock, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
Here was a man who could be bought, greedy to top up his demeaning £30 annual salary.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Once your phone, watch, and/or headphones are totally topped up, the dock will switch to trickle mode to prevent overcharging.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
Filling a car up with hydrogen is quick, more akin to topping up with gas than waiting between 15 minutes and several hours at an EV charging station.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2024
Save your self a step Easter day by making the lemon curd topping up to two weeks in advance.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2024
Lyu also says his team taught a rabbit how to survive in the video game Diablo IV, demonstrating all the ways to kill enemies and keep the health bar topped up.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2024
That’s more than enough for two or three weeks of commuting or daily workouts before the case needs topping up.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
By the end of 2023, there were almost 8,000 places to quickly top up an EV (28% of them exclusive to Tesla).
—Kyle Stock, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
Here was a man who could be bought, greedy to top up his demeaning £30 annual salary.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Once your phone, watch, and/or headphones are totally topped up, the dock will switch to trickle mode to prevent overcharging.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
Filling a car up with hydrogen is quick, more akin to topping up with gas than waiting between 15 minutes and several hours at an EV charging station.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2024
Save your self a step Easter day by making the lemon curd topping up to two weeks in advance.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2024
Lyu also says his team taught a rabbit how to survive in the video game Diablo IV, demonstrating all the ways to kill enemies and keep the health bar topped up.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2024
That’s more than enough for two or three weeks of commuting or daily workouts before the case needs topping up.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Top up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20up. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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