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TAKE THE QUIZtop up
verb
topped up; topping up; tops up
British
: to make up to the full quantity, capacity, or amount
British
: to replenish a supply
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China has stepped up purchases of Russian oil and gas, helping to top up the Kremlin’s revenue in the face of Western sanctions.
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Emily Wang Fujiyama And Joe Mcdonald, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2023
Along with India and other countries who claim neutrality in the Ukraine conflict, China has stepped up purchases of Russian oil and gas, helping to top up the Kremlin’s revenue in the face of Western sanctions.
—Emily Wang Fujiyama And Joe Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
If that's the case, go ahead and top up your life insurance policy, and call that Warbot's mother a broken toaster.
—Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2020
The agency is also considering starting big replenishment rounds every few years to top up its coffers, a document showed.
—Fox News, 30 Jan. 2023
In Milan, Moschino's clutches were inflatable -- complete with a rubber valve to top up their air.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 7 Oct. 2022
It’s been clear that another booster shot can top up recipients’ antibodies — which can help block infection entirely — but that levels of those immune fighters naturally fall within a few months.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 30 Mar. 2022
Wong plans to top up the ElderCare Fund by S$500 million and the MediFund by S$1.5 billion.
—Abhishek Vishnoi, Bloomberg.com, 14 Feb. 2023
With the top up, there's enough room to fit golf clubs inside the Portofino's trunk.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 25 Jan. 2023
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Emily Wang Fujiyama And Joe Mcdonald, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2023
Along with India and other countries who claim neutrality in the Ukraine conflict, China has stepped up purchases of Russian oil and gas, helping to top up the Kremlin’s revenue in the face of Western sanctions.
—Emily Wang Fujiyama And Joe Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
If that's the case, go ahead and top up your life insurance policy, and call that Warbot's mother a broken toaster.
—Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2020
The agency is also considering starting big replenishment rounds every few years to top up its coffers, a document showed.
—Fox News, 30 Jan. 2023
In Milan, Moschino's clutches were inflatable -- complete with a rubber valve to top up their air.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 7 Oct. 2022
It’s been clear that another booster shot can top up recipients’ antibodies — which can help block infection entirely — but that levels of those immune fighters naturally fall within a few months.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 30 Mar. 2022
Wong plans to top up the ElderCare Fund by S$500 million and the MediFund by S$1.5 billion.
—Abhishek Vishnoi, Bloomberg.com, 14 Feb. 2023
With the top up, there's enough room to fit golf clubs inside the Portofino's trunk.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 25 Jan. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Top up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20up. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.
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