as in to add
to combine (numbers) into a single sum
please foot up your traveling expenses from this past month
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The looming departures add pressure to an industry already contending with 350,000 open positions — a shortfall that’s expected to grow in coming years as the nation ages.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
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The researchers stopped adding new data at specific points and let the model run forward on its own.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Foot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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