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What does add up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word add up? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To take a sum.
  2. (intransitive) To accumulate; to amount to.
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.
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The amount of caffeine in these tea extracts can add up quickly, and is often not listed on the label.
As I was watching the money add up I realised I was having to invoke some serious self control.
But Garner's story doesn't entirely add up on the page, and it doesn't on stage either.
Then, as cheques are received, they can deduct these amounts and then add up what is owed to produce a statement at the end of the month.
A running toilet can be a simple thing to fix, and water savings add up quickly.
Although the money from the Government is not a substantial amount, if everyone chips in the total can add up very nicely.

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